26 January 2009

SIA business-only US flights take a hit

SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE Airlines' is cutting back its non-stop, business-class only flights to the United States.

Fallng demand amid the global economic turmoil has prompted the carrier axe four of the 14 services it offers to Los Angeles and New York weekly.

From Feb 17 to March 25, there will be no flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. "What happens after will be subject to review," the airline told The Straits Times.

According to some travellers, the 100-seat Airbus 340-500s used on the routes were flying with over 70 per cent of their seats empty on some days.

Details of the Singapore-US flight cuts come more than a week after it was revealed that SIA is cutting 214 other flights, mainly regional services, until the end of March.

According to the latest data compiled by the International Air Transport Association, demand for first and business class seats fell 12 percent last November, compared with the same month in 2007. Overall demand fell five per cent during the same time.

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