SIA Cargo Launches Services to Hanoi, Vietnam
31/10/2007
Singapore Airlines Cargo will commence a once -weekly B747-400 freighter service to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi from 1 November 2007. This new freighter service will operate every Thursday with a routing Singapore -Hanoi-Shanghai-Singapore. Detailed schedule can be found below.
"Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economy in East Asia. This new freighter service together with t he eight times weekly passenger services, will boost the growing freight business links between Vietnam and its key exports markets in Europe, the US, China and South East Asia" said Mr Goh Choon Phong, President of SIA Cargo.
Vietnam's top export items a re crude oil, textile, footwear, coffee and wooden products whilst the country imports machine tools, petroleum, steel, fabrics and electronics.
The Singapore Airlines Cargo route network now spans 74 cities in 39 countries. It operates a fleet of 14 B74 7-400s.
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SCHEDULE OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO SERVICES TO HANOI FOR THE PERIOD 1
NOVEMBER 2007 TO 27 MARCH 2008
SIN-HAN-PVG-SIN (all local time)
| Flight | Day | Departs Singapore | Arrives Hanoi | Departs Hanoi | Arrives Shanghai | Departs Shanghai | Arrives Singapore |
| SQ7856 | Thursday | 20:25 | 22:25 | 23:55 | 03:35+1 | 05:55(Friday SQ7855) | 11:30 |
For further information, please contact:
| Singapore Airlines Cargo |
| Public Affairs Department |
| Tel : (65) 6541-5880 (office hours) Tel : (65) 9753-2126 (after office hours) |
| Fax : (65) 6545-6083 |
| URL : www.siacargo.com |