Singapore Airlines to add more flights to India in bid to expand network

Singapore’s flag carrier, Singapore Airlines (SIA), said it plans to expand its India network by adding more flights to and from Indian cities. In its business update which was released together with the financial results, the airline said it plans to increase its services between Singapore and Chennai from 17 times weekly to 21 times weekly from October 29, with Scoot commencing daily operations to the city after Singapore Airlines transfers some of its Chennai services to its low-cost sister carrier. In addition, Singapore Airlines will progressively increase its weekly service between Singapore and Hyderabad from seven times weekly to 12 times weekly, taking over Scoot’s daily services between the two cities, ANI reported. As part of this move, Singapore Airlines will also offer daily morning and evening services to Bengaluru. The airlines, however, said that these adjustments and flight additions are subject to regulatory approval. “These adjustments are part of the continuous review of the SIA Group’s network and reflect its ability and flexibility to adjust operations between Singapore Airlines and Scoot to meet evolving customer demand,” the airline said. <br/>