Singapore Airlines is upping its three US routes to daily service, including the world's longest flight. The two-cabin aircraft consists solely of premium economy class and business class cabins.Singapore Airlines is pressing forward to build back up its US route network despite a lull in international travel due to the pandemic.
And though Singapore Airlines is a passenger airline, it's not passengers that are driving the airline's resurgence. Rather, increased cargo demand has made this growth viable despite a drop in passengers., and Singapore Airlines now has the only three non-stop cargo routes between the two countries.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 XWB operating the world's longest flight between Singapore and New York."We are, first of all, a premium carrier and we believe in offering the best in class products to our customers," Joey Seow, Singapore Airlines' regional vice president for the Americas, told Insider. "Hence, we have got our newest and latest products flying into the United States.