SIA adds Copenhagen flights for 2013

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will increase its Singapore-Copenhagen flights next year from three to five flights a week, tightening its partnership with fellow Star Alliance member Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) following regulatory approval from the Competition Commission of Singapore for a joint venture.

From March 31, 2013, SIA will add two more weekly flights to the Danish capital subject to airport slot availability, to be codeshared with SAS.

Flight number SQ 352 will depart Singapore from Tuesday to Saturday at 00.05 and arrive in Copenhagen at 06.45. On the return leg, SQ 351 leaves at 12.30 from Tuesday to Saturday to touch down in Singapore the next day at 06.30.

This move is an extension of a codeshare partnership between SIA and SAS that has been in place since December 2010. SIA adds its code to SAS-operated flights beyond Copenhagen to Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm, while SAS has been codesharing on SIA-operated flights between Copenhagen and Singapore, and on selected flights between Singapore and Bangkok.

An expansion of codeshare ties is currently under discussion, as are plans to launch new services between Singapore and Scandinavia.

The partnership will also encompass joint operations including the coordination of flight schedules and joint sales activities.

Sourced:TTG Asia