Singapore  - Singapore Airlines marked its 1,000th flight of the world's largest passenger jet since the carrier became the first to operate the Airbus A380 in October, the airline said Tuesday.

Flight 322 departed Monday from Singapore's Changi Airport for London's Heathrow Airport.

The superjumbo has clocked 8,500 flying hours and carried 400,000 customers for Singapore Airlines, the company said in a statement.

Singapore Airlines has five A380s in service and flies the double-decker aircraft to London, Sydney and Tokyo from Singapore. Flights have also been added to Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games.

The airline was scheduled to receive another 14 of the Airbus planes and has options on another six.

The Emirates Airline became the second carrier to fly the A380 after launching its service Friday. (dpa)