SIA's A-380 restaurant takes off

For the first time since air traffic was mostly grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic in March, a palpable buzz was evident in a section of Terminal 3 at Changi Airport when SIA's Restaurant A380 @ Changi opened for business. Customers streamed through the entrance usually reserved for first-class passengers, trading in their passports for a card that indicated seat numbers. Airport security crew were hard at work, screening the constant stream of people before the boarding area. Those who had bottled water were politely asked to empty them, while those who had laptops were asked to take them out at the X-ray scanning machines. Like a normal flight, dozens of cabin crew from Singapore Airlines (SIA), with the stewardesses donning the carrier's signature sarong kebaya, soon arrived to board two waiting Airbus A-380 planes, with luggage in tow. The scene drew applause from about 400 customers who were waiting to board the planes. They were also treated to a mini fashion show put up by other cabin crew who modelled SIA uniforms from the past. The planes did not take off, as the crew went about serving the customers for three hours as SIA launched its first Restaurant A380 experience at Changi Airport. Story has details.<br/>