From December 19th, Singapore Airlines customers will be able to enjoy seamless travel to more cities in the United States through a codeshare agreement with Virgin America.

Under the agreement, SIA will add its ‘SQ’ code to Virgin America-operated flights serving Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, Seattle and Washington DC, from the SIA West Coast gateway points of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

“We are pleased to announce this partnership with Virgin America which extends our network even further within the United States.

“The United States is an important market for Singapore Airlines and through this partnership we can offer our customers more travel options to more destinations,” said Singapore Airlines acting senior vice president sales and marketing, Chin Yau Seng.

Tickets for the codeshare flights are now open for sale.

“This agreement enables us to offer guests a seamless, award-winning travel experience across continents and significantly expand connection options in North America for Singapore’s savvy travellers,” said Virgin America senior vice president for planning and sales, John MacLeod.

“The partnership with one of the world’s leading airlines is a testament to the quality of our product, and we are happy to welcome aboard Singapore guests in time for the holiday travel season.”

Singapore Airlines currently operates 45 flights per week to five points in the United States, namely Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, New York and San Francisco.