Singapore Airlines advertises with the A380 - even without take-off permission
Singapore Airlines is heavily promoting its inaugural A380 flight from Zurich to Singapore at the end of March. The first ad appeared in *Blick* on Tuesday. However, Zurich Airport is not yet certified for A380 flights.
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has not yet issued the permit, Anton Kohler, media spokesman for the FOCA, told the SDA news agency on Tuesday. "Singapore Airlines is doing the advertising at its own risk," he added. The advertising is being carried out "for commercial reasons", said Christina Hollenweger, media spokeswoman for Singapore Airlines, when asked. "After all, we don't want to fly with an empty plane." In addition to the newspaper advertisements, a large poster campaign will be launched soon. TBWA is responsible for this, the agency confirmed to Werbewoche.
Singapore Airlines had already received a provisional permit in mid-January. At that time, an A380 factory aircraft was flown to Zurich and underwent various tests. According to Zurich Airport, these were completed successfully. By Tuesday, Singapore Airlines had sold almost all the seats for the maiden flight.
Singapore Airlines had already received a provisional permit in mid-January. At that time, an A380 factory aircraft was flown to Zurich and underwent various tests. According to Zurich Airport, these were completed successfully. By Tuesday, Singapore Airlines had sold almost all the seats for the maiden flight.
