Singapore Airlines News

Singapore Airlines will significantly boost its Indonesia services from July, with the introduction of daily flights to Surabaya, and an increase in frequency to the capital Jakarta and the resort island of Bali. From July 26th 2013, SIA will take over one of two daily Surabaya flights currently operated by regional subsidiary SilkAir. → Read More

Singapore Airlines has agreed to acquire another 9.9 per cent of Virgin Australia in a move that will increase its stake to 19.9 per cent. The stake will be acquired through the purchase of shares held by the Virgin Group. → Read More

Singapore Airlines has renewed its full-content distribution agreement with Sabre Travel Network, meaning all Sabre-connected travel agents will continue to have access to all Singapore Airlines’ fares, schedules and inventory. → Read More

In keeping with its constant drive to enhance the entertainment offerings for its customers, Singapore Airlines debuts the brand new Red Eye Collection Games on KrisWorld, its award-winning in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The introduction of these 15 iconic console games, which previously were available only on PlayStation, Windows and iPhone platforms, will now be offered for the first time on an IFE platform. → Read More

Tourism Australia and Singapore Airlines have partnered on a national advertising campaign inviting British holidaymakers to experience Australia for their next long haul trip. The UK-wide campaign, which runs from February 7th to March 7th 2013, uses TA’s ‘There’s nothing like Australia’ global creative and includes multi-channel TV and online advertising. → Read More

Singapore Airlines has confirmed the appointment of Wilson Yong as general manager for the United Kingdom & Ireland. Yong replaces Phee Teik Yeoh who has been posted back to head office in Singapore, having previously held the position since May 2010. → Read More

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. → Read More

Singapore Airlines has signed agreements with six tourism organisations in Australia in line with its ongoing efforts to promote tourism to the country. The agreements are for a period of between two and four years, with the total investment for the current financial year amounting to more than A$5 million. → Read More

Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have announced the expansion of their codeshare agreement to cover further destinations in Australia, Asia and Europe. Codesharing has been extended with immediate effect to all of Virgin Australia’s domestic destinations, offering SIA customers access to 32 Australian cities. → Read More

From December Singapore Airlines customers will be able to fly to the Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki through a code-share agreement with Star Alliance partner Aegean Airlines. Under the agreement, SIA will add its ‘SQ’ code to Aegean-operated flights serving the Greek capital Athens from Frankfurt, London, Milan and Munich, as well as to flights serving Greece’s second-largest city Thessaloniki from Frankfurt and Munich. → Read More

Singapore Airlines, the world’s most awarded airline, held a customer gate event on Friday 2nd November with customers and guests to celebrate the recent launch of its long-awaited fourth daily service from London Heathrow to Singapore. → Read More