After a week of speculation, Singapore Airlines has confirmed it will add Seattle to its growing network next year.

Subject to government approval, the new non-stop flights from Singapore to Seattle is scheduled to be launched on September 3, 2019 with a thrice-weekly schedule using the airline’s new Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The service will then be increased to four times a week the following month.

“Our new non-stop flights to Seattle are another demonstration of our commitment to expand our operations in the important US market and grow our network reach. The new services will also further strengthen the Singapore hub by providing customers faster and more convenient connectivity from key markets such as Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia to North America,” said Singapore Airlines CEO, Mr Goh Choon Phong.

The new Seattle service is part of a push by Singapore Airlines for long-haul routes highlighted by the recent opening of non-stop flights from Singapore to Newark. Singapore Airlines also has non-stop flights to San Francisco and Los Angeles. The airline also has services to New York-JFK (via Frankfurt) and Houston (via Manchester, England).

Singapore Airlines’ new flights to Seattle adds to the recent announcements by other carriers launching new trans-Pacific flights to the Emerald City. Japan Airlines will start flights to Tokyo-Narita, while Cathay Pacific will launch flights to Hong Kong on the same day (March 31, 2019).



According to the airline, tickets will be on sale starting November 7.



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