Singapore Airlines to launch services  to Beijing’s Daxing International Airport  


Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch daily flights between Singapore and Beijing’s Daxing International Airport on 11 November 2024, subject to regulatory  approvals. Located in the south of Beijing, the airport gives customers convenient  access to the Beijing, Hebei, and Tianjin regions, where several world cultural  heritage sites are located, via a network of highways, subways, and railways.

The Airline will also increase its frequencies to Beijing Capital International Airport  to 21 weekly services from 5 August 2024, up from 18 weekly services. This means  SIA will operate 28 weekly services to China’s capital city from November 2024.

With the addition of Beijing Daxing, the SIA Group – which comprises SIA and its  low-cost subsidiary Scoot – will serve 24 destinations in mainland China 1 ,  reflecting its firm commitment to this important market.

The inaugural flight SQ810 to Beijing Daxing is scheduled to depart Singapore at  0030hrs (local time) on 11 November 2024 and arrive at 0635hrs (local time). The  return flight SQ811 is scheduled to depart from Beijing Daxing at 0925hrs (local  time) on 11 November 2024 and arrive in Singapore at 1550hrs (local time).

Further details can be found in Annexe A.

SIA will operate its Boeing 787-10 aircraft, which features 36 Business Class seats  and 301 Economy Class seats, on this new service.

Dai Haoyu, Acting Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Singapore Airlines,  said: “China is a key market for the Singapore Airlines Group. This new flight to  Beijing Daxing allows SIA to offer an additional daily service to Beijing, a popular  destination for both tourist and business travellers. With 24 destinations in the  Group’s mainland China network, we offer some of the best options and  connections for travel between Singapore and China, and beyond.”

Kong Yue, Vice President, Beijing Daxing International Airport, said: “Singapore  Airlines is the first foreign airline to operate services from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Singapore. We believe the inception of Singapore Airlines  at Beijing Daxing International Airport will bring about a renewed sense of energy  and opportunities, fulfilling the travel demand between both countries as we  jointly work together for more good things to come.”

Tickets for SIA’s Beijing Daxing services will be progressively made available for  sale through the various distribution channels from 24 June 2024.

 





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