SIA to launch Singapore-San Francisco direct services as it ramps up US presence
- BTN News
- Thursday, 16 June 2016
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is 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 from 23 October 2016 using A350-900 aircraft.
The carrier currently operates San Francisco twice-daily, with one flight via Hong Kong and the other via Seoul Incheon. With the launch 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.
Flying time for the new 13,600km Singapore-San Francisco services will be between 14:35 and 17:45 hours depending on direction and time of year.