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Singapore Airlines Cargo To Fly Between Brussels And The USA Using New LandMark Air Services Agreement.
15/11/2007

Singapore and Belgium have recently concluded a landmark revision to the Air Services Agreement for cargo services. This agreement, which includes Seventh Freedom Traffic Rights, allows SIA Cargo to operate flights between third countries without originating from, or returning to, Singapore.

With this revised agreement, Singapore Airlines Cargo has commenced B747-400 freighter services from 1 November 2007, operating once weekly between Brussels and Chicago, and twice weekly circular routings from Brussels to Chicago to Los Angeles and back to Brussels. This is the first time a Singapore carrier is utilizing Seventh Freedom Traffic Rights.

"These new Seventh Freedom traffic rights will enable Singapore Airlines Cargo to more effectively serve the Europe-USA freight market. Specifically, we can now operate more frequencies between these markets without having to increase frequencies between Singapore and Europe" commented Mr Goh Choon Phong, President SIA Cargo.

"The adoption of these new liberal agreements is good for the air freight industry, because it allows carriers to match supply of capacity to markets where the demand for exports exists. Airlines can thus be more responsive to the market needs. Moreover, this enables airlines to utilize aircraft resources more efficiently."

SIA Cargo now flies to 70 cities in 36 countries.

Detailed schedules of these new services are as given in the Annex.

Annex

SCHEDULE OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO SERVICES BETWEEN BRUSSELS
AND LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO
FOR THE PERIOD 01 NOVEMBER 2007 TO 27 MARCH 2008

Brussels – Chicago - Los Angeles – Brussels (all local time)

Brussels – Chicago – Brussels (all local time)

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