SIA boosts flights to Beijing

SIA boosts flights to Beijing

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will fly three times daily between the city-state and Beijing starting June 1, a 50 percent hike in capacity from the current twice-daily flights, the national carrier said on Monday.

The boost "provides business and leisure travellers with more choices of flight times," the SIA statement said.

The third flight will depart Singapore at 1650 hours and arrive in Beijing's Capital International Airport at 2250 hours the same night.

On the return, the flight will depart Beijing at 2355 hours and arrive at Changi Airport at 0650 hours the next morning.

With the launch of the additional frequency to Beijing, SIA and subsidiary SilkAir will operate 120 flights weekly to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Kunming and Hong Kong.-- DPA