Singapore Airlines currently operates flights from Singapore to Los Angeles via both Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita. They are taking delivery of the first of seven ultra long range Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft later this year, which allows them to fly to just about anywhere in the United States, nonstop. They have already announced they will…
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I guess using the new A350-900ULR on an existing route is about fuel economy savings? I'm curious what they will do with the other aircraft.
The direct SIN - LAX route is one that many fliers have been awaiting for years. That said, flying United with its faux Polaris business class seat was never a serious option for many, including colleagues and I. UA = a sub-par seat on a sub-par airline. It's always a win for consumers when real choices are available on long haul routes. There is a premium to be paid for flying SQ, for sure. But well worth it, regardless of your cabin. Don't know what load factors UA managed on this route, but I have no doubt SQ would have decimated it further.
@ Daniel - I'd estimate they will need two frames each for daily LAX and NYC flights, and a 3 weekly service to each of LAX and SFO will be another frame each. That's six frames of the seven frames already accounted for.
Oh, it’s available now! Just put 4 business class on hold and am transferring miles mow. This is perfect.
Off topic, but did y'all catch the newsflash about Virgin Atlantic? Supposedly, they'll be removing beef and other items from their menus...
Will be great to see with this A350-900 ULR nonstop flights between SIN and Latinamerica (MEX, BOG or GRU)
This is definitely a move to drive UA out of SIN. With competitive pricing and reciprocating miles earning in *A I just can’t see any sane individual who would pick UA over SQ
@James - if 6 of 7 ULR frames are accounted for these routes, then that's pretty much going to be it for ULR deployment.
When SQ had the A340-500's, they had 5 frames, 2 for each route to LAX and EWR and 1 spare one in case one of the planes went tech.
So that pretty much means no new non-stop stations being opened up in N.A....for now
And I cannot see SIN-SFO having 4 non-stops on some days and that surviving for very long. WAY TOO MUCH CAPACITY.
When I took the current SQ non-stop a few months back, the crew told me that the route can't survive if it's O&D and needs the feed into Singapore for it (mainly from the Indian subcontinent as the passenger profile mix was about 75% from there on my flight).
Also keep in mind that SQ operates SFO-HKG-SIN, so theoretically there's going to be 5 flights a day between SFO and SIN (4 non-stop and 1 one-stop).
I wish they were better partners. It's stupid that there will be 4x SFO-SIN flights. Would much rather see SIN-ORD/YYZ/IAD.
Over capacity seems to be the right way of seeing it. 4 nonstops between SIN & SFO? Is Singapore trying to squeeze UA out of the market? Are they just rotating it between SFO & LAX before launching ORD/IAD? (Goodness me I hope it's either of them and not YYZ).
so instead of putting a 380 back in LA they removed ICN and did two a350s nonstop without an economy cabin?
basically they decimated economy capacity to singapore from LA
What's the likelihood of SIN-IAD? IAD is a big *A hub, and IAD has had new Asia service recently added (CX on the HKG route; AI on the DEL route) so it seems like the demand is there.
5x on some days SFO-SIN just as @JR Said.
SQ has said it's keeping their their SIN-HKG-FSO. I think that SQ is taking their time to announce and launch a new US destination. Given that UA offers a rather subpar product, SQ does surely believe that they have the premium traffic on the route while United carries the low yielding pax. Those 2 airlines have never been BFFs anyway.
If you were previously booked on SIN-ICN-LAX from another destination, recheck your rebooking as SQ is seriously screwing up auto rebook. Example: rebooking on the non stop out of SIN a full day before we are leaving SYD for SIN. I don't know what's worse, listening to their hold music or trying to tackle the error at the airport the day of flight. 🙂
This is an exciting news indeed. The historical longest non-stop route is coming back.
In my personal opinion, I’m carefully assuming SIN-IAH may become SQ’S third ultra long-haul non-stop flight, ending Manchester connection.