Bangkok--22 Jul--Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines expands its services between Singapore and Bangkok to 5 flights daily with effect from 30 October 2011. The world’s most awarded Airline has also announced frequency increases to points in Southeast Asia, North Asia and the Indian subcontinent during the Northern Winter operating season (30 October 2011-24 March 2012), as a result of continued growth in travel demand.
Daily service will be introduced on the Singapore-Bangkok route, increasing flight frequency from four to five per day, with the addition of flight SQ977 on Bangkok-Singapore and SQ974 on Singapore-Bangkok. As a result, customers will enjoy a better spread of schedule timings to suit their convenience and travel plans.
This flight will similarly be operated by its wide-bodied B777-200 aircraft, with a seat configuration of 30 in Business Class and 293 in Economy Class.
The Northern-winter flight schedule of Bangkok-Singapore service can be found in the following table;
Bangkok-Singapore Service (Local Time) From 30 October 2011-24 March 2012
Flight Number Operation Departure Time Arrival Time
SQ973 Daily 1000 1325
SQ975 Daily 1230 1555
SQ977 Daily 1540 1910
(Additional flight)
SQ979 Daily 1830 2155
SQ981 Daily 2105 0030 (next day)
Singapore-Bangkok Service (Local Time) From 30 October 2011-24 March 2012
Flight Number Operation Departure Time Arrival Time
SQ970 Daily 0730 0855
SQ972 Daily 0940 1105
SQ974 Daily 1310 1435
(Additional flight)
SQ976 Daily 1600 1725
SQ988 Daily 1840 2005
Other services that will also have frequency increases are between Singapore and Tokyo Haneda, which will return to twice-daily from daily. Singapore-Osaka service increases to 11 flights per week from ten. Singapore-Guangzhou services will double, to 14 flights per week from seven. Frequency between Singapore and Mumbai will increase to 17 flights per week from 14, Ahmedabad increase to 3 flights per week from two, Istanbul increase to 6 flights per week from four, subject to regulatory approval. Three of the flights to Istanbul will carry on to Athens.
Services to Cape Town, via Johannesburg, will increase to 4 flights per week from three. Passenger from Bangkok can conveniently connect to both South African cities by the late-night flight from Bangkok to Singapore.
Details of the changes can be found in the table on the following page.
Singapore Airlines Network Changes for 2011/12 Northern Winter Schedule
Route (both legs) New Frequency Current Frequency Effective Date
(per week) (per week)
Singapore— Ahmedabad 3 2 30 October
2011
Singapore— Bangkok 35 28
Singapore— Cape Town 4 3
(via Johannesburg)
Singapore— Guangzhou 14 7
Singapore— Istanbul* 6 4
Singapore- Mumbai 17 14
Singapore— Osaka 11 10
Singapore— Tokyo Haneda 14 7
* Three flights will continue on to Athens, which is currently served non-stop from Singapore
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Patarakitti Chiraratn (Tidty)
Senior Marketing/ PR Assistant
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
Tel: +66 (0) 2353 6000 ext. 6056 Fax: +66 (0) 2353 6070
E-mail:
[email protected]