Singapore Airlines adds more flights to Europe in March amid escalating Middle East conflict
A Singapore Airlines aircraft seen in London, U.K. in October 2024. Photo by AFP
Singapore Airlines will increase more flights between Singapore and Europe in March to meet growing travel demand amid the ongoing conflict that disrupted aviation hubs in the Middle East, a traditional gateway between Asia and Europe.
The airline said on March 13 that it will operate an additional service from Singapore to London’s Heathrow Airport on March 18 and 25, as well as one more service from the city-state to Frankfurt in Germany on March 27, The Straits Times reported.
“This is in response to increased demand for air travel on these routes,” said the airline.
These services are in addition to Singapore Airlines’s existing four daily flights from Singapore to London Heathrow, one daily flight to London Gatwick Airport, and three daily flights to Frankfurt.
It will operate a wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on these additional services.
Following the Feb. 28 attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation against Gulf states, several major airports across the Middle East have shut down or sharply reduced operations, Reuters reported.
Many travelers are now seeking alternative routes between Asia and Europe that bypass the region’s major transit hubs, as drone and missile attacks and widespread airspace closures have disrupted flights across the Gulf.
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