SIA to launch direct flights between Singapore and London’s Gatwick Airport in June 2024

National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) will begin its first direct flights to and from London’s Gatwick airport from June 2024. The non-stop flights will operate five times a week, the airline announced on Dec 18. Prices are not yet available, but tickets will go on sale from Dec 19. The service will use the long-haul variant of the 253-seat Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which has 42 business class seats, 24 in premium economy, and 187 in economy. The inaugural flight from Singapore will depart on June 21, and will operate on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The estimated flight time is around 13hrs 30mins. The return flight will take off from Gatwick on June 22, and will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. This leg is estimated to take 13hr 5min. Gatwick Airport in West Sussex – 47.5km from Central London – is the second-busiest airport in Britain after London’s Heathrow Airport.<br/>Currently, SIA flies to Heathrow four times a day. The addition of the new route will bring the total number of flights to the British capital to 33 weekly services, up from the current 28. SIA also operates flights five times a week to Manchester Airport.<br/>