Air Canada returns to Singapore’s Changi airport – Business Traveller
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Air Canada returns to Singapore’s Changi airport – Business Traveller

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Singapore’s Changi airport this week celebrated Air Canada’s inaugural service between Singapore and Vancouver with a water cannon salute. Now operating four times a week, this is the only nonstop flight connecting Singapore and Canada. Singapore Airlines launched service to Vancouver during the pandemic as a tag-on to its Seattle flights. However, the airline terminated…

United Airlines boosts Hong Kong-Los Angeles route – Business Traveller
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United Airlines boosts Hong Kong-Los Angeles route – Business Traveller

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United Airlines will launch a second daily Los Angeles-Hong Kong flight on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft starting 26 October, complementing its two existing daily flights to Hong Kong from San Francisco. Additionally, the Star Alliance member will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai from 29 August, and from late October it…

Air New Zealand suspends Chicago route – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand suspends Chicago route – Business Traveller

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Star Alliance member Air New Zealand will pause its Auckland – Chicago nonstop service from 31 March to 25 October 2024. The airline says the route is being put on hold due to ongoing challenges with the availability of serviceable Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which is impacting airlines around…

Air Canada adds Seoul-Montreal nonstop service – Business Traveller
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Air Canada adds Seoul-Montreal nonstop service – Business Traveller

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Star Alliance member Air Canada plans to launch a new nonstop service between Seoul Incheon and Montreal. Commencing 18 June, Air Canada will operate Incheon-Montreal four times a week with three-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Flights AC068 will depart Incheon at 1800 every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and arrive in Montreal at 1830 on…

Singapore Airlines opens new SilverKris lounge in Perth – Business Traveller
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Singapore Airlines opens new SilverKris lounge in Perth – Business Traveller

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Star Alliance carrier Singapore Airlines has opened a new SilverKris Lounge at Perth airport for its business class and qualifying frequent travellers. The airline will also be returning to its pre-Covid frequency of four daily services at Perth airport next month. Singapore Airlines has served Perth for more than 55 years. “Ahead of the resumption…

Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend JV alliance – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend JV alliance – Business Traveller

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Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have welcomed the reauthorisation of their joint venture alliance for another five years until March 2029. Over the course of the 10-year partnership, Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have grown the seat capacity between New Zealand and Singapore by nearly 50 per cent. Following this extension, and…

United Airlines to launch Haneda-Guam – Business Traveller
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United Airlines to launch Haneda-Guam – Business Traveller

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Star Alliance member United Airlines will launch daily nonstop flights between Guam and Tokyo Haneda International Airport starting 1 May 2024. Flights will operate year-round and create a more direct link between Guam and Japan’s capital, given the Haneda airport’s proximity to the city center. These new flights build on United’s 32 weekly flights between…

Thai Airways orders 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – Business Traveller
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Thai Airways orders 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – Business Traveller

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Boeing and Thai Airways have announced an order for 45 787-9 Dreamliners as the Star Alliance airline looks to modernise and grow its widebody fleet and international network. Thai Airways already flies two 787-9s and six 787-8s on regional and long-haul services alongside a growing fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft and its current 777-300ER fleet…

All Nippon Airways grows at Haneda Terminal 2 – Business Traveller
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All Nippon Airways grows at Haneda Terminal 2 – Business Traveller

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From 31 March, All Nippon Airways (ANA) will once again expand the number of international flights departing from Haneda Airport (HND) Terminal 2. Among the 26 flights departing from Terminal 2 are existing international routes to destinations in Europe including London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Munich, as well as to Honolulu, Singapore, Sydney, Shanghai (Hongqiao), and…

All Nippon Airways adds European routes – Business Traveller
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All Nippon Airways adds European routes – Business Traveller

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Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a major network expansion, including three new routes to Europe from Tokyo’s Haneda airport. ANA says it will launch flights to Milan, Stockholm and Istanbul during the 2024 winter schedule, previously postponed because of the pandemic. Further information on the new routes will be announced once…