SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO TO START SERVICES TO DALLAS & MUNICH AS PART OF ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS

SIA Cargo will implement a series of adjustments to its global network of freighter services.

Some of these changes are part of the company’s long term strategic planning, but others have been prompted by the impact of recent events in the United States.

From October 30, SIA Cargo will operate a twice-weekly service from Singapore to Dallas-Fort Worth via Hong Kong.

On November 1, a twice-weekly service will commence from Singapore via India to Munich and New York.

Announcing the new services, President of Singapore Airlines Cargo, Mr. Hwang Teng Aun noted SIA Cargo will become the only international cargo airline to operate a regular freighter service to Munich.

“Munich is an important centre for the automotive and electronics industries in Germany, which will now have a direct air freight connection to North America, India and South East Asia”, said Mr. Hwang.

SIA Cargo’s Dallas-Fort Worth service will also be the first by a South East Asian cargo carrier to the important mid-South hub of the United States.

In light of recent events in the United States, SIA Cargo will also implement a number of changes to its network starting from October 8.

All shipments of more than 45kg will incur a surcharge of USD 0.10 per kg to defray the increased cost of additional security procedures and higher insurance premiums.

From October 28, SIA Cargo will reroute an existing freighter service to Los Angeles via Seoul, instead of Macau. This will consolidate freighter services in the Pearl Delta region at Hong Kong.

With these changes, Los Angeles will continue to be served on a daily basis with freighter services from Singapore, and San Francisco will be reduced to three times weekly.

A weekly freighter service to Melbourne and Perth will be suspended from October 9, and frequency to Sydney has been reduced to twice weekly since early September. Melbourne will continue to have a dedicated freighter service. Perth, Melbourne and Sydney will continue to have access to bellyhold capacity on SIA’s passenger services.

A weekly freighter service to Penang will also be suspended from October 5, but customers will still have access to the bellyhold capacity of SIA’s 3 daily passenger flight to Penang.

SIA Cargo markets the bellyhold capacity of Singapore Airlines’ entire passenger fleet.