SIA adds non-stop services to the United States

SINGAPORE, July 16, 2018: Singapore Airlines will launch nonstop service between Singapore and Los Angeles next November, using its new Airbus A350-900ULR with a very long radius of action.

In addition, the company will increase its current daily traffic. nonstop flights between Singapore and San Francisco with 10 weekly departures, also in effect in November.

Earlier this year, the airline announced the launch of a non-stop flight between Singapore and New York, the longest commercial flight in the world. [19659002Alafindel'yearSUsing27LinestStepstotheUnitedStates

The SQ38, non-stop from Singapore to Los Angeles, will begin Nov. 2 with three weekly flights departing Singapore Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 19659002] Flights will increase daily, Nov. 9, when another A350-900ULR will be added to the SIA fleet.

From December 7, three additional weekly departures will be added, giving the route 10 weekly non-stop flights between Singa pore and Los Angeles

With the introduction of nonstop service between Singapore and Los Angeles, SIA's one-stop shop to Los Angeles via Seoul will end. The Singapore-Seoul frequency will be maintained with four daily departures.

With SIA's daily one-stop service to Los Angeles via Tokyo, the airline will offer 17 weekly departures to Los Angeles.

On the Singapore-San Francisco itinerary three additional weekly departures will begin on November 28th. The three new starts will be scheduled Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. With SIA's daily one-stop service to San Francisco via Hong Kong, there will be 17 weekly departures to San Francisco.

"Our services in the United States have been extremely popular with our customers, and we are very excited to offer even more travel opportunities with the launch of Singapore-Los Angeles non-stop, and increased frequency on the existing non-stop route between Singapore and San Francisco, "said Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines

. in the world to fly with A350-900ULR. The ultra-long-haul aircraft is configured in a two-class configuration with 67 seats in business class and 94 seats in premium economy class. SIA's A350-900 fleet is configured in three classes with 42 seats in business class, 24 seats in economy class and 187 seats in economy class.