Singapore Airlines collects fifth Airbus jet

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SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its fifth Airbus A380 superjumbo which will be used for its Singapore-London service starting on July 16, the carrier said.

The A380 will be the second deployed for the London service after the world's biggest plane made its debut at Heathrow Airport on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the city-state in March.

However both planes for London will be temporarily redeployed to SIA's Beijing route to cater for increased demand ahead of the Olympic Games from August 2 for a week, the carrier said in a statement late Saturday.

SIA is the first airline to fly the A380, the largest airliner ever built.

The first A380 jet arrived in Singapore a year and a half late, in October 2007, after it was...