Here’s our weekly roundup of new air routes.
United Airlines flies non-stop between Singapore and Los Angeles
United Airlines will introduce a daily flight between Singapore and Los Angeles effective October 29, making it the longest scheduled service operated by any US carrier at 14,000km.
Flight UA38 will depart Singapore’s Changi Airport at 11.00 and arrive at Los Angeles International Airport at 10.15 the same day. The return flight, UA37, will depart Los Angeles at 20.55, arriving in Singapore at 06.50 two days later. Flying time will be approximately 15 hours and 15 minutes eastbound, and 17 hours and 55 minutes westbound.
The route will be serviced a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, offering a total of 252 seats – 48 United Polaris business class and 204 United Economy, including 88 Economy Plus.
With the launch of new non-stop service between Singapore and Los Angeles, the airline will terminate its Hong Kong-Singapore service on October 27 and Singapore-Hong Kong service on October 28.
Air Canada opens up flights to three Asian cities
Progressively from now until July 1, Air Canada will be launching 11 new international services globally, three of which are destinations in Asia – Nagoya, Taipei, and Mumbai.
The four-times weekly service between Vancouver and Nagoya began on June 1. Operated by a Boeing 767-300ER (Rouge), this will be a seasonal route.
Next, the daily flight between Vancouver and Taipei will begin on June 8, utilising a Boeing 787-9 (mainline).
The four-times weekly Toronto-Mumbai flight will only commence on July 1, utilitising a Boeing 787-9 (mainline).
Delta Air Lines launches daily services to Seoul
Delta Air Lines has commenced a new daily service between Atlanta and Seoul since June 3.
The flight is operated on an Boeing 777-200LR aircraft featuring 37 lie-flat seats with direct aisle access in Delta One, 36 seats in Delta Comfort+ and 218 seats in the main cabin featuring a nine-abreast seating layout.
