Singapore Airlines will restore its Indian network and operate almost 100 pc of its pre-pandemic operating capacity to India in the coming months.

In response to strong demand for air travel, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will restore its Indian network to pre-pandemic levels in the coming months.

SIA will operate almost 100 pc of its operating capacity to India by October 30. The airline will progressively operate 17 weekly services to Chennai, up from the current 10 flights per week. Kochi services will go up to 14 times weekly, up from the current seven flights per week and Bengaluru services will go up to 16 times weekly, up from the current seven flights per week, says the airline in a press release.

“Robust demand for travel to and from India and to points across the Group network, support an increase in the company’s services in this important market,” says JoAnn Tan, Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Singapore Airlines. Tan adds that the SIA Group will closely monitor the demand for air travel and adjust its services accordingly.

The press statement goes on to say that besides India, the airline will also increase services to points across Japan and add more flights to Los Angeles and Paris by December, along with continuing its direct services to Vancouver.

From November, SQ36 will operate as a daily non-stop flight to Los Angeles. This is in addition to the current daily SQ38 service. The airline will operate 21 weekly services to Los Angeles, including the daily one-stop service through Tokyo (Narita), up from the current 17 flights per week. While, from December 1, SQ332 will operate five times weekly from Singapore to Paris, up from its current three times weekly service, and complementing the current daily SQ336 service to the city. Also SIA will operate four daily flights to Tokyo, two daily flights to Osaka, three weekly flights to Fukuoka, and three weekly flights to Nagoya.