The move offers an alternative entry point into north-western Europe to the busier, bigger Amsterdam and Paris airports.
Singapore Airlines has recommenced flying to Brussels from its hub, Changi Airport, 20 years or so after the carrier stopped the service, in large part due to the SARS outbreak.
It now operates four weekly flights to Brussels on Airbus A350-900s, which feature 253 seats including 42 in business class, 24 in premium economy and 187 in economy.SQ304 departs Singapore for Brussels on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 11.55pm, with the return, SQ303, departing Brussels for Singapore on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 12.10pm.
With the latter expecting an influx of visitors for the Olympic Games commencing July 26, Brussels tourism is anticipating an overflow effect – the charming capital is less than 90 minutes from its French counterpart via high-speed Eurostar train. Many other places are easily reached by rail from Brussels.
In Australia, Singapore Airlines has reinstated its Perth-Singapore service to its pre-pandemic schedule of four times a week. In late May, it will introduce an extra service to Melbourne, meeting the pre-pandemic rate of five flights daily.Since March, the airline has also been travelling between Singapore and Darwin at an increased rate of five times weekly. Competitor Jetstar no longer services this route, but Qantas began flying it in December, five times a week.
Meanwhile, Qantas has announced a new non-stop Perth-Paris service. It will operate four days a week during the peak European summer, from July 12. It’s on a 787 Dreamliner, is a 17-hour flight, and the airline’s second between the West Australian capital and Continental Europe, the first being Rome, Italy.
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