SIA launches Gatwick service, while Vistara boosts international network

Singapore Airlines will launch a non-stop service on the Singapore London Gatwick route from June 2024, operating five times weekly with Airbus A350-900s. The new route will add to the carrier’s four-times-daily service to London Heathrow and bring its total services to London to 33 weekly from 28.<br/>“Renowned as one of the world’s best carriers, we are delighted to welcome Singapore Airlines to London Gatwick,” says Stewart Wingate, CE of London Gatwick. “It showcases the high regard with which Gatwick is held, and connection to the impressive Changi Airport is a big boost for the whole region.” Also adding capacity to London is Indian carrier Vistara, a joint venture between SIA and India’s Tata Group. The carrier will boost its Mumbai-London Heathrow route to daily in March 2024, up from four times weekly. The carrier will also add a second daily service on the Mumbai-Singapore route in February 2024, using A321neos. In addition, Vistara recently recommenced a four-times-weekly service on the Mumbai-Doha route, also using A321neos.<br/>