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Singapore Airlines to launch first transatlantic service to the UK
Singapore Airlines has announced changes to its US network this fall.
On October 30, Houston flights will operate via Manchester, England, rather than via Moscow.
The Singapore-Manchester flights will operate five times weekly and will continue on to Houston.
Flight SQ52 will leave Singapore at 0235hrs and arrive in Manchester at 0900hrs, departing Manchester at 1015hrs and arriving in Houston at 1535hrs. All times are local.
The return flight SQ51 will depart Houston at 2015hrs and arrive in Manchester at 1005hrs.
Flight SQ51 will then leave Manchester at 1135hrs and arrive in Singapore at 0820hrs.
With the launch of the Singapore-Manchester-Houston service, existing Moscow-Houston and Munich-Manchester services will be suspended.
But both Munich and Moscow will continue to be served on a non-stop basis to and from Singapore.
Services to Munich will fly daily, while services to Moscow will be operated four times weekly.
Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines is launching a new aily non-stop flight between Singapore and San Francisco from October 23 using Airbus A350-900 aircraft. These flights currently fly via Seoul.
Flight SQ32 will leave Singapore at 0830hrs and arrive in San Francisco at 0805hrs. The return flight SQ31 will depart San Francisco at 0935hrs and arrive in Singapore at 1820hrs.
Manchester-Houston will be Singapore Airline’s first transatlantic services from the UK.
Ken O’Toole, CEO of Manchester Airport, said the new Houston service will open up a whole new part of America to business and leisure passengers across the North.
"The number of direct long haul routes from Manchester to the States has grown significantly in recent years and in 2017 there will now be more than 2 million seats available on flights between the two locations. This is the latest example of a route launching at Manchester that is not available anywhere else outside of London.
"It underlines the role Manchester Airport is playing in connecting the North with its most important business and tourism markets."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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