SIA to increase flights to Beijing

SIA to increase flights to Beijing

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday it will increase by 50 percent its passenger capacity to Beijing from June 1.

SIA, one of the world's most profitable carriers, will fly three times daily between Singapore and Beijing, up from the current two times a day.

"This represents a 50 percent increase in capacity from the current twice-daily flights, or an additional 288 seats a day," SIA said in a statement.

With the launch of the additional service, SIA and its regional wing, SilkAir, will be operating 120 flights weekly to the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Xiamen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou and Kunming. -- AFP