Singapore Airlines to reduce flights amid downturn

SINGAPORE, Jan. 28 (Chinese media) -- Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it will cut some regional and long-distance flights to better match capacity with demand.

According to an announcement by the carrier at the Singapore Exchange, flights to be reduced include services to Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi of India, Bangkok of Thailand. Frequency on the all-business class flights to Los Angeles and Newark airports of the United States will be reduced. There will also be fewer options to London and Zurich.

However, the company said it will commence four times weekly services to Kuwait, via Abu Dhabi, from March 15. It will also increase flights between Singapore and Cairo from three times a week to four from March 12.

The company said the adjustment is to ensure the service capacity to be carefully allocated to match demand across the global network, adding that further adjustments could be made according to the market demand.