Travellers going to Wellington on Singapore Airlines can now look forward to a new generation aircraft when the airline switches over to the A350-900 long haul version from 31 October 2019. This switch will see the phasing out of the older regional business class product on this mid-haul service, which has long been a sore point for many travellers on this route. SIA currently operates the Singapore-Wellington service, via Melbourne, four times a week. From 1 January 2020, SIA will increase it to five times daily. The full schedule is as follow, effective 31 October 2019: Flight Route Depart Arrive Day of week Aircraft SQ247 SIN-MEL 2005 0630(+1) Mon, Wed*, Thu, Fri, Sat A350-900 SQ247 MEL-WLG 0750 1310 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 SQ248 WLG-MEL 1430 1630 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 SQ248 MEL-SIN 1755 2245 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 *from 1 Jan 2020 New aircraft The 3-class A350 is a vast improvement over the B777-200. In business class, there are four more seats than the existing B777-200. Economy class has …