SIA to launch non-stop flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is going to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and San Francisco and will add a second daily service to Los Angeles in an expansion of its US operations.
The non-stop Singapore-San Francisco flights will be operated on a daily basis with effect from 23 October 2016 using Airbus A350-900 aircraft, said a press release.
SIA currently serves San Francisco twice-daily, with one flight operating via Hong Kong and the other via Seoul Incheon.
With the launching of non-stop Singapore-San Francisco services, the Singapore-Seoul-San Francisco flight will be re-routed to operate as a Singapore-Seoul-Los Angeles service, also from 23 October 2016.
This will result in a second daily service to Los Angeles, complementing existing flights that operate on a Singapore-Tokyo Narita-Los Angeles routing, said a press release.
Flying time for the new Singapore-San Francisco services will be between 14:35hrs and 17:45hrs depending on direction and time of year, over a journey of around 13,600km.
They will be the longest flights in SIA’s network until 2018, when a new variant of the A350-900 will enter service, enabling even longer flights between Singapore and both Los Angeles and New York.
SIA is the launch customer for the new variant, the A350-900ULR, with seven of the type on order. “Our customers have been asking us to offer more US services and we are pleased to be able to do so.
