Singapore Airlines Cargo will later today launch its inaugural direct service between China and the United States.

Flight SQ 7894, which left Singapore at 0630 this morning, will fly to Xiamen and Nanjing, then on to Chicago, marking the first time an airline from a third country has mounted a direct freighter service between China and the United States.

Three times a week, Boeing 747-400 freighters with a 110-tonne capacity will fly from Singapore to Xiamen and Nanjing, then on to Chicago. Singapore Airlines Cargo will also operate two freighter flights a week, from Chicago and Los Angeles respectively, to Nanjing and on to Singapore.

Singapore Airlines Cargo already operates four weekly freighter services between Shanghai and Singapore, and bellyhold capacity on Singapore Airlines' flights to Beijing and Shanghai.

Singapore Airlines Cargo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, operates to 75 cities in 38 countries across 5 continents, using a fleet of dedicated B747-400 freighters, and the bellyhold capacity of Singapore Airlines' fleet of widebodied passenger aircraft.

For further information, please contact:
Singapore Airlines Cargo,
Public Affairs Department,
Geoff Breusch,
Tel.: +65 6541 4035,
Fax: +65 6545 6083,
www.siacargo.com

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