SIA unveils Capacity Cuts Details

Singapore Airlines today outlined its planned 11% capacity cut for the 2009 Summer season

Note the routes marked with ** represents this has not yet been updated in GDS

Singapore – Ahmedabad
Frequency is to be kept at 2 weekly (Day 26), a reduction from 3 compared to Summer 08

Singapore – Amritsar
Service suspended since 01FEB09

Singapore – Bangkok**
Overall frequency reduced from 41 to 33 weekly (including the SIN – BKK – NRT; see below), SQ980/981 cancelled (not updated in GDS)

Singapore – Bangkok – Tokyo
Reduction from 6 weekly (Day x4) to 5 weekly (Day x24) eff 05MAY09

Singapore – Beijing**
Overall frequency reduce from 21 to 17 weekly.

SQ810/801 reduce from 7 to 4 weekly

Singapore – Brisbane**
Overall frequency reduced from 19 to 14 weekly from 29MAR09 to 23JUN09, SQ255/256 suspended

Singapore – Colombo**
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly from 29MAR09

Singapore – Delhi
Overall frequency reduce from 14 to 11 weekly eff 29MAR09

SQ406/405, reduced from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x135), 777-200
SQ408/407, 77W Daily

Singapore – Fukuoka**
Reduction from 5 weekly (Day x15) to 4 weekly from 29MAR09 to 28JUN09

Singapore – Guangzhou**
Reduction from 7 to 5 weekly

Singapore – Hong Kong
Overall frequency reduced from 6 to 5 Daily (includes 1 Daily SIN – HKG – SFO), SQ868/873 cancelled but not updated in GDS

SQ862/861, availability display shows 777-300ER, but SIA inventory shows 777-200
SQ860/863, availability shows 777-200 replace -300 from 18MAY09

Singapore – Jakarta**
Reduction from 8 to 7 Daily, SQ954/955 cancelled

Singapore – London
SQ308/319, 777-300ER replace 747-400 from 29MAR09

The overall capacity is reduced by 7.5% per day

Singapore – Los Angeles**
Service kept at 5 weekly (assuming Day x23) compared to Daily in Summer 08

Singapore – Male**
Reduction from Daily to 5 weekly from 04MAY09

Singapore – Manchester
Reduce from 5 (Day x13) to 3 weekly (Day 256) from 29MAR09

Singapore – Mumbai
Overall frequency reduce from 14 to 11 weekly from 29MAR09

SQ422/421 reduce from Daily to 4 weekly (Day x246), 777-200 (-300 from 01JUN09)
SQ424/423 77W Day x7 / 773 Day 7

Singapore – Nagoya**
Service reduce from Daily to 5 weekly from 29MAR09 to 31MAY09

Singapore – Nanjing**
Service kept at 2 weekly, a reduction from 3 compared to Summer 08

Singapore – Newark**
Service kept at 5 weekly (assuming Day x23) compared to Daily in Summer 08

Singapore – Perth**
Overall frequency reduced from 19 to 14 weekly from 29MAR09 to 24JUN09.
Overall frequency reduced from 19 to 17 weekly from 03AUG09 and onwards

SQ225/224 cancelled on above mentioned dates, but will be operating at full 5 weekly between 25JUN09 to 02AUG09

Singapore – Rome
Reduce from 3 (Day 257) to 2 weekly (Day 57) from 05APR09 to 21JUN09.

However, SIA press release shows reduction begins 29MAR09

Singapore – Seoul**
Overall frequency (includes SIN – ICN – YVR and SIN – ICN – SFO; see below) reduced from 17 weekly to 14 weekly*

* Due to SQ608/609, the 3 weekly flight planned to resume from 03JUN09, will not be operated

Singapore – Seoul – Vancouver
Suspended from 25APR09

Singapore – Shamshabad
Frequency to be kept at 3 weekly (Day x124), a reduction from 4 weekly compared to Summer 08

Singapore – Sydney**
Frequency remains at 3 Daily flight until 21JUN09, SQ233/234 cancelled

First update – 1913PST 17FEB09
Second update – 2123PST 17FEB09