Singapore Airlines will re-start it’s ‘fifth-freedom’ routes between New York and Frankfurt, and between San Francisco and Hong Kong, which each flight continuing on to Singapore. These flights will return beginning November 2. This will mean bringing the airline up to about two-thirds of its pre-Covid U.S. flying, and the airline has re-iterated its plan to restart other U.S. services including Seattle – Singapore non-stop and Houston – Manchester – Singapore as well.
Both of the restored flights will be operated by four-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, marking the return of international first class to both New York and San Francisco.
- 4 first class
- 48 business class
- 28 premium economy
- 184 coach
New York JFK – Frankfurt – Singapore
Flight Number | Departure Day* | Departure
Airport |
Departure
Time |
Arrival
Airport |
Arrival
Time |
SQ #26 | Daily | SIN | 23:55 | FRA | 06:20 +1 |
SQ #26 | Daily | FRA | 08:20 | JFK | 12:15 |
SQ #25 | Daily | JFK | 21:15 | FRA | 9:50 +1 |
SQ #25 | Daily | FRA | 11:40 | SIN | 06:50 +1 |
San Francisco – Hong Kong – Singapore
Flight Number | Departure Day | Departure
Airport |
Departure
Time |
Arrival
Airport |
Arrival
Time |
SQ #08 | 2, 4, 6 | SIN | 08:25 | HKG | 12:25 |
SQ #08 | 2, 4, 6 | HKG | 13:40* | SFO | 10:40 |
SQ #07 | 2, 4, 6 | SFO | 13:00* | HKG | 19:10 +1 |
SQ #07 | 3, 5, 7 | HKG | 20:40 | SIN | 0:40 +1 |
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