Singapore Airlines launches digital lab as competition takes off

Virtual-reality simulation among cornerstones of self-improvement push

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Singapore Airlines is seeking to differentiate itself from the many budget carriers sprouting up across Asia. (Photo courtesy of Singapore Airlines)

MAYUKO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Singapore Airlines has opened a digital innovation lab to tap virtual reality and other technologies to better serve its customers, as it seeks to differentiate itself from the many budget carriers sprouting up across Asia.

The lab is located at a company facility near Singapore's Changi Airport, the airline's hub and one of Asia's busiest gateways. It will draw ideas from within the company and elsewhere and turn them into reality through collaboration with tech companies and universities. The lab also looks to support startups.

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