Press Release – Singapore Airlines On 2 May 1976 Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first service between Singapore and New Zealand, beginning what has become a 45-year strong connection between the two countries. Operating a Boeing 707 fan-jet via Sydney, Auckland joined the Singapore …
On 2 May 1976 Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first service between Singapore and New Zealand, beginning what has become a 45-year strong connection between the two countries.
Operating a Boeing 707 fan-jet via Sydney, Auckland joined the Singapore Airlines network at the same time as major international destinations Paris and Dubai, bringing the SIA network to a total of 25 cities in 20 countries.
Monday, 3 May 2021, 3:01 pm
On 2 May 1976 Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first
service between Singapore and New Zealand, beginning what
has become a 45-year strong connection between the two
countries.
Operating a Boeing 707 fan-jet via Sydney,
Auckland joined the Singapore Airlines network at the same
time as major international destinations Paris and Dubai,
bringing the SIA network to a total of 25 cities in 20
countries.
Within two years the twice-weekly service
had grown to include a once-weekly direct flight from
Singapore to Auckland operated by a DC-10, which was
replaced two years later with a Boeing 747.
Prior to
the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Singapore
Press Release – Singapore Airlines
On 2 May 1976 Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first service between Singapore and New Zealand, beginning what has become a 45-year strong connection between the two countries.
Operating a Boeing 707 fan-jet via Sydney, Auckland joined the Singapore Airlines network at the same time as major international destinations Paris and Dubai, bringing the SIA network to a total of 25 cities in 20 countries.
Within two years the twice-weekly service had grown to include a once-weekly direct flight from Singapore to Auckland operated by a DC-10, which was replaced two years later with a Boeing 747.
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Singapore Airlines had grown its operations in New Zealand to three points, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and was operating 26 weekly flights between New Zealand and Singapore. A further 12 services were operated by Air New Zealand under the strong alliance partnership the two airlines ha