SIA to fly between Singapore and Beijing four times daily

Singapore Airlines' new service will be available from 16 December 2011.

According to a release, Singapore Airlines will commence a fourth daily service between Singapore and Beijing from 16 December 2011. With the additional service, the Airline will operate a total of 28 weekly services to and from the Chinese capital.

The new service, SQ806, operated by Airbus A330 aircraft, will depart Singapore Changi Airport at 1910 hrs and arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport the following day at 0105 hrs. The return flight, SQ807, will depart Beijing at 0215 hrs and arrive in Singapore at 0855 hrs.

Singapore Airlines also flies daily to Guangzhou, 35 times weekly to Shanghai and 49 times weekly to Hong Kong. As previously announced, Guangzhou services will increase to twice-daily from late this month.