It is adding flights to Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kochi
Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong wants to pursue a multi-hub strategy as he expects India to be the third-largest aviation market after China and the US by the middle of the decade
CEO Goh refused to be drawn on whether Singapore Airlines would be interested in buying a stake in Air India
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group -- comprising full service carrier Singapore Airlines and low-cost airline Scoot -- currently serves 13 destinations across India.
Says Vistara was competing with even more airlines when it was formed, has established itself clearly as the leading full-service carrier in India
He said it was by no means an easy decision to leave and SIA was his first professional job and has been his home for the last 26 years
The airline said on Monday it's buying 12 A350-1000s that can fly non-stop from Australia to any city in the world
VTL allows quarantine-free travel to Singapore for fully vaccinated travellers
The carrier recorded a net profit of SGD 85 million (USD 62.8 million) for the third financial quarter which ended in December 2021.
The airline, which currently has 50 planes, aims to have 70 planes by the end of 2023 after taking into account some aircraft that will be returned to lessors
The companies did not provide a value for the order, which was signed at the Singapore Airshow
Southeast Asian carrier Singapore Airlines on Wednesday said it will not accept bookings for all its flights under Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) mechanism till January 20 next year. The development, which comes in the wake of the Singapore government's directive to suspend new ticket sales on designated VTL flights for entry into Singapore during this time, will, however, not affect the existing bookings, SIA said in a statement. VTL flights allowed quarantine free travel to the island-state for the fully vaccinated travellers. SIA had commenced passenger flight services from eight Indian cities, including daily VTL services from Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai from November 29, providing eligible customers with quarantine-free entry into Singapore. Its low-cost subsidiary Scoot also started operating non-VTL services from Amritsar, Hyderabad, and Tiruchirappalli. With effect from 2359 hours (Singapore Time) on December 22, Singapore Airlines will stop accepting new bookings for all ...
The services will start from January 10, 2022 between Mumbai and Singapore
Will run daily vaccinated travel lane flights to Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai, with quarantine-free entry to Singapore; Non-VTL services from a few other cities from November 29.
Singapore Airlines said it had seen "very high demand" for flights and may take longer to respond to queries from customers
Chief commercial officer to replace Leslie Thng who joins Singapore Airlines
Vistara announced the change of guard at the airline, bringing in its Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan as the new CEO in place of Leslie Thng
Singapore Airlines, flush with $16 billion raised since the start of the pandemic thanks to help from a state investor, is in a position of dominance among its Southeast Asian rivals as they downsize
Fundraising primarily to shore up liquidity of the company
The loss for the 12 months ended March 31 was worse than the average S$3.27 billion forecast by eight analysts, according to Refinitiv