SIA group capacity to hit 81% by December; flights to Japan, LA, Paris and India to be added

Tay Peck Gek

Published Tue, Jul 5, 2022 · 07:34 PM

The Singapore Airlines group says the increase in frequencies and service points is in response to strong demand for air travel as the northern winter season (Oct 30 to Mar 25, 2023) approaches. FILE PHOTO: AFP

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is adding frequencies and service points to Japan, Los Angeles, Paris and India by December, raising its group capacity to 81 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

The mainboard-listed airline group said in a statement on Tuesday (Jul 5) that the increase in frequencies and service points is in response to strong demand for air travel as the northern winter season (Oct 30 to Mar 25, 2023) approaches. The group will monitor the demand for air travel and adjust its services accordingly, said JoAnn Tan, senior vice-president for marketing planning at SIA.

Together with other adjustments to the full-service carrier and its low-cost carrier Scoot network, the SIA group is projected to be flying at around 81 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by December 2022.

SIA will operate 62 per cent of its pre-pandemic capacity to Japan, a key market for the group, by Oct 30. Specifically, the national carrier will fly 28 weekly services to Tokyo, up from 14 now. There will be 2 daily flights between Singapore and Osaka, and 3 flights a week each to Fukuoka and Nagoya.

SIA will restore its Indian network to pre-pandemic levels by the time the northern winter season starts.

The airline will run 21 weekly services to Los Angeles from Nov 30, up from 17. The thrice-weekly direct flights to Vancouver will continue in the northern winter operating season.