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Will LX Restart SIN?

ManekS From Singapore, joined Oct 2008, 227 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 7473 times:

With SQ putting the A380 on the ZRH route, a capacity reduction of about 85 seats a day, is there a chance Swiss will restart its SIN flights? The regional manager had stated that they would 'be back' when the economy picked up, which it has. It'd be an absolute delight to see that beautiful A343 make its way down here after a long year.

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ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40
Reply 1, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 7327 times:

I don't think so. It would be difficult to compete with the 380 on this route. Definitely not with a one-stop flight (via BKK). At the moment LX code-shares on the SQ 380 flight.

LondonCity From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2008, 1203 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 7146 times:

Another consideration is that there is much more capacity between MUC (a hub which attracts Swiss pax) and SIN this summer. LH used to have a MUC-SIN monopoly but from the end of March SIA will also be plying the route. SIA is using a B777-300ER to fly MAN-MUC-SIN.

ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40
Reply 3, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6950 times:

Quoting LondonCity (Reply 2):
Another consideration is that there is much more capacity between MUC (a hub which attracts Swiss pax)

I am not sure if MUC really is an issue. Actually people from here only fly via MUC when there is no direct flight from ZRH.

Directorguy From Egypt, joined Jul 2008, 1569 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6880 times:

What are the changes of LX switching to a GVA-SIN flight? That would provide key access to a very strong *A as well as service high-yielding premium traffic.

ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40
Reply 5, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 6802 times:

Quoting Directorguy (Reply 4):
What are the changes of LX switching to a GVA-SIN flight

No chance. As a medium sized airline LX only can have one long-haul hub. They have to feed their long-haul flights with european flights. The GVA-JFK flight is an exception.

[Edited 2010-03-20 10:04:26]

LondonCity From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2008, 1203 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 2 months 6 days ago) and read 6515 times:

Quoting ZRH (Reply 5):
The GVA-JFK flight is an exception.

That exception is presumably because of the various international bodies located in Geneva, eg the UN, WHO, Red Cross and so on.

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24
Reply 7, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 6366 times:

Quoting Directorguy (Reply 4):
What are the changes of LX switching to a GVA-SIN flight? That would provide key access to a very strong *A as well as service high-yielding premium traffic.

Highly unlikely. GVA-Tokyo is a larger O&D market than GVA-SIN and in the highly unlikely event LX ever expands longhaul service from GVA, that would be the most logical route. But, as already mentioned, adding longhaul routes from GVA would weaken ZRH's strength as a hub. Switzerland isn't big enough for 2 longhaul gateways with very rare exceptions like GVA-JFK, the only longhaul route Swissair didn't drop when they moved almost all their GVA services to ZRH in the mid-1990s.

akhmad From Netherlands, joined Sep 2005, 2334 posts, RR: 53
Reply 8, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 6212 times:

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How about reinstating ZRH-CGK?

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MilesDependent From Australia, joined Sep 2001, 838 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 5886 times:

Quoting akhmad (Reply 8):
How about reinstating ZRH-CGK?

I think CGK is a pretty low yielding market, so I would say unlikely.

SQFIRST From Singapore, joined Dec 2009, 1 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 5405 times:

It would be good to see LX back at SIN. Interestingly though, Swissport was of course their ground handler in SIN who have also left Changi so if LX were to return then they would need to look for a new ground handler.

If they did return then it would reinstate a first class service on SIN-BKK since SQ no longer offers F class on that route. This would be good for star alliance mileage spenders! It would also offer a first class service on the SIN-ZRH market which SQ will be giving up. SQ will be using the A380 which does not have a first class cabin but a very over priced suites cabin.

USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 5086 times:

Quoting ZRH (Reply 5):
No chance. As a medium sized airline LX only can have one long-haul hub. They have to feed their long-haul flights with european flights. The GVA-JFK flight is an exception.

Didnt LX fly GVA-LAX?

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HB-IWC From Greece, joined Sep 2000, 4414 posts, RR: 76
Reply 12, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 4421 times:

Quoting SQFIRST (Reply 10):
If they did return then it would reinstate a first class service on SIN-BKK

If LX were to return to Singapore, it would surely be through a nonstop operation rather than with a stopover. I believe that LX will ultimately return to SIN to ensure better coverage of the South East Asia region through SQ interline flights. The entire region is currently relying on the BKK and HKG flights. A ZRH SIN nonstop could as such serve the Malaysia and Indonesia markets and carry part of the Australia traffic that is currently routed through BKK.

AirGabon From Switzerland, joined Dec 2003, 852 posts, RR: 3
Reply 13, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3395 times:

But GVA-JFK and GVA-DME are amongst (if not the) most profitable routes of LX.

LondonCity From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2008, 1203 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2906 times:

Quoting SQFIRST (Reply 10):
SQ will be using the A380 which does not have a first class cabin but a very over priced suites cabin.

I agree. But then you have to remember that a) SQ now has a monopoly on the route and that b) ZRH and Switzerland is a different marketplace compared to other European destinations. There are some very wealthy companies and individuals in Switzerland. Maybe that's one reason why SQ decided to bring the A380 to ZRH before it launches an A380 service to FRA.

Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21495 posts, RR: 24
Reply 15, posted (3 years 2 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2681 times:

Quoting USAirALB (Reply 11):
Quoting ZRH (Reply 5):
No chance. As a medium sized airline LX only can have one long-haul hub. They have to feed their long-haul flights with european flights. The GVA-JFK flight is an exception.

Didnt LX fly GVA-LAX?

Swissair did, not LX. The flight operated ZRH-GVA-LAX, first with DC-10-30 and later with MD-11. That route had been changed to ZRH-LAX nonstop before Swissair went bankrupt. They moved almost all their longhaul (and many shorthaul) flights from GVA to ZRH in the mid-1990s to strenghten ZRH as a hub.

LX138 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2009, 349 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2510 times:

I can see them going back, and as a non-stop too, I think the BKK routing was part of what made it unviable.

Quoting LondonCity (Reply 2):
Another consideration is that there is much more capacity between MUC (a hub which attracts Swiss pax) and SIN this summer. LH used to have a MUC-SIN monopoly but from the end of March SIA will also be plying the route. SIA is using a B777-300ER to fly MAN-MUC-SIN.

No, it really doesn't attract that many LX passengers.

Quoting AirGabon (Reply 13):
But GVA-JFK and GVA-DME are amongst (if not the) most profitable routes of LX.

Very much exceptions, LX are trying to grow the GVA base again but the chances of seeing new long-haul is unlikely - the JFK flight has been well optimised to involve a ZRH based A330 - LX aren't going to base any long haul aircraft there anytime soon.

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Cysafan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2246 times:

Quoting ManekS (Thread starter):
With SQ putting the A380 on the ZRH route, a capacity reduction of about 85 seats a day, is there a chance Swiss will restart its SIN flights? The regional manager had stated that they would 'be back' when the economy picked up, which it has. It'd be an absolute delight to see that beautiful A343 make its way down here after a long year.

No it is not possible man... LX does all its loading of cargos and fuel at BKK only... Singapore is NOT a LX loading country so it is not necessary to add SIN and besides that , Singapore Airlines competes heavily with LX to ZRH by using their new B777-300ER ... By the way , are you sure SQ deploys its A380 to ZRH.???

Asiaflyer From Singapore, joined May 2007, 1019 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2167 times:

Quoting Cysafan (Reply 17):
By the way , are you sure SQ deploys its A380 to ZRH.???

From March 28 and onwards SQ will do SIN-ZRH with a daliy A380.

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MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40
Reply 19, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1957 times:

Quoting Asiaflyer (Reply 18):
From March 28 and onwards SQ will do SIN-ZRH with a daliy A380

I will be on the frist A380 to Zurich as per my Singapore Airlines First to Fly the A380 tradition.

I hope some of you will be at the airport to see us landing. I won't be able to take pictures of the landing from the outside so I am counting on who ever can be there to provide pictures.

I am leaving tomorrow. I am sure ManuCH or some other Zurich residents will open a thread when the time is near. The Big Bus landing at Zurich Airport will be quiite impressive. I have arranged to still be at the airport for the take off to Singapore at mid-day before I go on my connecting flight.

I am sure Singapore Airlines will have much success with the Zurich route. Goodie they fly an A380 into Zurich before LH flies their first flight into Frankfurt - the same they flew their A380 into CDG long before AF flew theirs.

There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde

HECA From Netherlands, joined Apr 2007, 220 posts, RR: 1
Reply 20, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1856 times:

Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 19):

Enjoy the ride MadameConcorde! Looking forward to a trip report

MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40
Reply 21, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1779 times:

Quoting HECA (Reply 20):
Enjoy the ride MadameConcorde! Looking forward to a trip report

This is a night flight leaving right after midnight so I don't know how it will go. I don't even have a seat assignment yet. I booked it on the LX site a long while ago already. I had no access to seating arrangements.

I am already one trip report late from my last wonderful mileage run. Got all the pictures and the text but so little time. I will have to catch up on it later. I have got several flights on this trip with 3 different airlines. I hate Airbii 340-600s though I will have to do with one between ZRH and BKK. I hope it will not be too over crowed as here again I don't know what my seat will be. I guess I will find out tomorrow. I have got my handy little camera and the chips all ready for the trip.

I am counting on those few in Zurich who will be brave enough to go to the airport in the early morning to see us landing. Please be there!

There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde

ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40
Reply 22, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 1730 times:

Quoting Cysafan (Reply 17):
By the way , are you sure SQ deploys its A380 to ZRH.

As said, it is definite from March 28th on. The first few flights are already fully booked.

MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40
Reply 23, posted (3 years 2 months 4 days ago) and read 1484 times:

Quoting ZRH (Reply 22):
The first few flights are already fully booked

Business cabin fully booked on the first flight of 28 March.
Economy seats still available. One F Suite still available.

There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde

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