SQA350 From Thailand, joined Apr 2007, 177 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 4897 times:
I have read in the most recent issue of Jetstream the Swiss aviation magazine that SQ is considering to go double daily to ZRH four times per week in Summer 08?
Can anyone confirm this?
Would the outbound flight be during day time?
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Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 66 Reply 2, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 4741 times:
SQ have a general shortage of capacity to Europe. I think increasing frequencies to daily where they are less than daily (as they are doing with MXP) makes the most sense, followed by opening up direct service to Star Alliance hub cities now served only by codeshare e.g. MUC, IST, WAW perhaps tagged from DXB. Of course, there will be some cases e.g. CDG and perhaps ZRH where increasing frequency beyond daily but less than twice daily makes sense.
SQA350 From Thailand, joined Apr 2007, 177 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 4675 times:
Quoting SingaporeBoy (Reply 1): Mostly likely it would depart in the evening from Zurich......as they already have an afternoon departure.
I think so too.
And depart SIN mid-morning to arrive ZRH late afternoon and then back to SIN in the evening.
In my experience flights are always packed on that route and now that MH withdraws from ZRH there is even less capacity.
And according to Jetstream it's going to be 773ER as well
It would be good news for SQ and especially also for ZRH
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 2): SQ have a general shortage of capacity to Europe. I think increasing frequencies to daily where they are less than daily (as they are doing with MXP) makes the most sense, followed by opening up direct service to Star Alliance hub cities now served only by codeshare e.g. MUC, IST, WAW perhaps tagged from DXB.
SQ stopped serving IST?
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FlySwiss From Switzerland, joined Jul 2003, 437 posts, RR: 48 Reply 4, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 4625 times:
SQ will increase flights to ZRH but till today my good source by SQ ZRH still does not know how many flights. She/He thinks it will be 10 flights per week.
Sorry for the lack of clarity on my part. SQ stopped nonstop service to IST; now it is only via DXB. I expect it to go daily nonstop after TK join Star Alliance, probably with a 777-200ER.
BrisseDK From Denmark, joined Nov 2007, 383 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 4559 times:
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 2): I think increasing frequencies to daily where they are less than daily (as they are doing with MXP) makes the most sense
Completely agree. Any news regarding CPH going daily? It's been 3w for ages, and travel between Scandinavia and Asia/pacific has never been greater than now.
Regards,
BJ
Frequent flyer based in CPH - mostly heading to: OSL, HEL, KEF, FAE and EWR
HB-IWC From Greece, joined Sep 2000, 4414 posts, RR: 76 Reply 9, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 4359 times:
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 6): 0905 SIN - 1530 ZRH
2215 ZRH - 1705+1 SIN
The outbound is more likely to be scheduled around 1pm, in line with the current LHR/FRA/CDG daylight departures. 9am only has a LHR departure, for the obvious overnight Australia connecting traffic, but this flight misses most regional connections.
Krje1980 From Norway, joined Feb 2006, 192 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 4147 times:
Quoting BrisseDK (Reply 7): Completely agree. Any news regarding CPH going daily? It's been 3w for ages, and travel between Scandinavia and Asia/pacific has never been greater than now.
I also wonder about this. I have flown this route, and it was jam-packed in both directions. Others have also told me that when they flew SQ between CPH and SIN their flights were pakced too. After SAS stopped serving SIN, there must be a great opportunity for SQ to go daily. After all, lots of companies in Scandinavia do business with Singapore - and many of these companies would provide high-yield traffic. Travel between Scandinavia and Australia is also extremely popular nowadays, and flying SQ is probably the most comfortable way to get Down Under!
Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 66 Reply 11, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 4047 times:
With SQ taking delivery of four WhaleJets and eight 777-300ERs in 2008 while retiring a handful of JumboJets, the capacity crush caused by the WhaleJet delays should be eased significantly. I expect SQ to increase frequency to CPH in 2008, probably to daily.
SQA350 From Thailand, joined Apr 2007, 177 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 4040 times:
Quoting Krje1980 (Reply 10): I also wonder about this. I have flown this route, and it was jam-packed in both directions. Others have also told me that when they flew SQ between CPH and SIN their flights were pakced too. After SAS stopped serving SIN, there must be a great opportunity for SQ to go daily. After all, lots of companies in Scandinavia do business with Singapore - and many of these companies would provide high-yield traffic. Travel between Scandinavia and Australia is also extremely popular nowadays, and flying SQ is probably the most comfortable way to get Down Under!
SQ flights to several European destinations seem to be packed all the time and seem to yield good money with lots of potential business class passengers for SQ. So the question is, why doesn't SQ increase their frequencies (or only slowly)? If they won't, then for sure EK and other mid eastern carriers will. Why is SQ less aggressive compared to them for gaining market share?
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BrisseDK From Denmark, joined Nov 2007, 383 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3946 times:
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 11): I expect SQ to increase frequency to CPH in 2008, probably to daily.
Sounds good, and makes perfectly sense with the arrival of the A380, freeing up capacity elsewhere.
Quoting SQA350 (Reply 12): If they won't, then for sure EK and other mid eastern carriers will.
EK will eventually fly to CPH, but they don't seem to be in a hurry. Now SK has taken the first step with a seasonal CPH-DXB. Will be interesting to see wether this route remains seasonal or not.
Another carrier with a significant stake in the CPH puddle is TG. They are flying a full 744 everyday to BKK, and has aired interest in increasing frequency - maybe with a tag-on to OSL for the additional frequencies.
2008 will definitely be interesting!
Regards,
BJ
Frequent flyer based in CPH - mostly heading to: OSL, HEL, KEF, FAE and EWR
Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 66 Reply 15, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3911 times:
Quoting SQA350 (Reply 12): SQ flights to several European destinations seem to be packed all the time and seem to yield good money with lots of potential business class passengers for SQ. So the question is, why doesn't SQ increase their frequencies (or only slowly)? If they won't, then for sure EK and other mid eastern carriers will. Why is SQ less aggressive compared to them for gaining market share?
SQ have a short-term capacity shortage.
Quoting BrisseDK (Reply 14): Sounds good, and makes perfectly sense with the arrival of the A380, freeing up capacity elsewhere.
The four new WhaleJets will probably replace JumboJets about one for one. The capacity increase in 2008 will come primarily from the eight new 777-300ERs freeing up 777-200ERs for expansion.
Quoting BrisseDK (Reply 14): Another carrier with a significant stake in the CPH puddle is TG. They are flying a full 744 everyday to BKK, and has aired interest in increasing frequency - maybe with a tag-on to OSL for the additional frequencies.
If TG want to expand capacity beyond a daily 747-400 to CPH, then SQ should easily be able to make a 777-200ER work daily once they have the aircraft available.
DocPepz From Singapore, joined May 2001, 1938 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3573 times:
A 2100 departure from ZRH will mean a 1500 arrival into SIN. That's a bit early for the Australia/NZ departures ex SIN that leave between 8.35pm and 9.30pm? Won't they be better to shift the ZRH departure to 2300?
Joelatbsl From Switzerland, joined Jan 2005, 157 posts, RR: 11 Reply 17, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3362 times:
Quoting DocPepz (Reply 16): Won't they be better to shift the ZRH departure to 2300?
That would be quite close to the night curfew at ZRH. No departure later than 2300 local, currently. The last aircraft is usually scheduled to leave around 2245. Maybe shifting one hour would make sense. If you take FRA as a reference, the late SQ departure there leaves at 2200.
TKfan - Anything about frequencies? How many flights per week will they add? Three, four, seven?
6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3265 posts, RR: 22 Reply 19, posted (5 years 5 months 4 days ago) and read 1909 times:
Quoting HB-IWC (Reply 9): The outbound is more likely to be scheduled around 1pm, in line with the current LHR/FRA/CDG daylight departures. 9am only has a LHR departure, for the obvious overnight Australia connecting traffic, but this flight misses most regional connections.
Quoting TKfan (Reply 13): i got the information of double daily. SQ344 arriving at 19.35 in ZRH and leaving 21.00 as SQ343.
Both flights with 77W.
HB - looks like you were spot on.
Re: early arrival into SIN, eg. prior to 1700-1800 window suitable for onward connections to Australia etc.
is this perhaps due to slot restrictions at SIN? are there restrictions?
or perhaps to make connections to 1630-1730 departure bank to China and other regional markets?
I will for sure try out that day time flight next year!
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 15): The four new WhaleJets will probably replace JumboJets about one for one. The capacity increase in 2008 will come primarily from the eight new 777-300ERs freeing up 777-200ERs for expansion.
So I guess we will definitely see increase in frequencies, not only to ZRH. CPH? Where else?
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