SIA flies nonstop to Manchester

SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines will fly nonstop between Singapore and Manchester from 30 October 2016.

In addition, as part of the airline’s winter schedule, services to Adelaide, Christchurch and Kolkata will increase during peak periods, while seasonal services to Sapporo will operate in December.

The Singapore-Manchester flights will operate five times weekly and will continue on to Houston, which is currently served via Moscow.

Flight SQ52 will depart Singapore at 0235 and arrive in Manchester at 0900. Flight SQ52 will then depart Manchester at 1015 and arrive in Houston at 1530. The return flight SQ51 will depart Houston at 2015 and arrive in Manchester at 1005. Flight SQ51 will then depart Manchester at 1135 and arrive in Singapore at 0820 (all times local, and subject to change).

Services to Christchurch will increase to 10 times weekly from seven times weekly between 13 November  and 5 February 2017, while services to Adelaide will increase to 10 times weekly from seven times weekly between 1 December  and 31 January 2017. Services to Kolkata will increase to four times weekly in December, up from the current three weekly flights.

To cater to peak winter travel demand, Singapore Airlines will also operate seasonal services to Sapporo from 1 December to 5 January 2017. A total of 24 round-trip Sapporo flights will be operated during this period.

With the launch of the Singapore-Manchester-Houston service, existing Moscow-Houston and Munich-Manchester services will be suspended, from 30 October. Both Munich and Moscow will continue to be served, but on a nonstop basis to and from Singapore. Services to Munich will be operated daily, while services to Moscow will be operated four times weekly.

Singapore Airlines will also operate daily nonstop flights between Singapore and San Francisco from 23 October 2016 using Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Flight SQ32 will depart Singapore at 0830 and arrive in San Francisco at 0805. The return flight SQ31 will depart San Francisco at 0935hrs and arrive in Singapore at 1820. (All times local at the start of winter, and subject to change).