Kolkata, April 18 : A month after the relaunch of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 from Mumbai, the airline’s super jumbo aircraft has returned to Delhi replacing the B777-300, a statement said on Monday. SIA General Manager (India) Sy Yen Chen said: “India always was and continues to be a very important market for us, and an aircraft as iconic as the A380 continues to hold its position as a favourite among our customers. Now, with increasing demand for international travel, bringing it back to Delhi was the natural choice. “The return of the super jumbo to India is part of SIA’s larger effort to progressively bring our frequency and capacity back to pre-Covid levels in the coming months.” In January, the airline had introduced the new B737-8 from Hyderabad, Kochi and Kolkata. Passengers travelling on the A380 inaugural flight SQ401 were welcomed with balloons and banners at the check-in counter. At the boarding gate, a cake-cutting ceremony was officiated by Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Singapore to India, together with senior members from the High Commission of Singapore, Singapore Airlines and Delhi International Airport Ltd. SIA currently operates 66 weekly flights from eight cities across India to Singapore, which is approximately 67 percent of its pre-Covid operations. In addition, SIA’s low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, currently operates 33 flights from six cities across India. BM KK MR