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Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has taken delivery of another new Boeing 747-400 Mega Ark Freighter, bringing its operating fleet to fourteen aircraft of the type. This will enable the airline to add more services to its India and China operations from 26 th September 2004.

A third Singapore-Xiamen-Nanjing-Los Angeles service will be added to the current two times weekly frequency. Total direct China-US frequency will be six times weekly with the additional service, with three Singapore-Xiamen-Nanjing-Chicago services launched earlier. Freighter operations to Shanghai (Pudong) remain at four times weekly.

With the additional China-Los Angeles service, the US West Coast hub will be served ten times weekly from Singapore. Direct Los Angeles-Brussels services will also be increased from the current two times weekly to three times weekly.

Also from the 26 September 2004, frequency on the Singapore-Bangalore-Amsterdam route will be increased to three times weekly from the current two times weekly. A new weekly Singapore-Chennai-Brussels service will also be introduced.

From the start of the Northern Winter season at the end of October, a new Singapore-New Delhi-Brussels service will be introduced. Total frequency from India to Europe direct will then be ten times weekly.

With the additional services to India, the current weekly Singapore-Bangalore-Chennai-Singapore circular rotation will be replaced with two weekly Bangalore-Singapore and two weekly Chennai-Singapore services as part of returning services from the US and Europe. These services are in addition to the current two times weekly Mumbai-Singapore and weekly Kolkata-Singapore freighter services. Total India-Singapore freighter frequency will be seven times weekly.

Also from the start of the Northern Winter season, services to Colombo will be increased to three times weekly from the current weekly frequency. All flights operate only eastbound direct to Singapore and are part of returning services from the US and Europe.

SIA Cargo operates to 75 cities in 38 countries. SIA Cargo markets the entire bellyhold cargo capacity on SIA passenger flights and is a member of the WOW alliance.

Issued on behalf of Singapore Airlines Cargo by eacomms