SIA increasing Australian services to mark 50th anniversary year
SINGAPORE – Singapore will increase frequencies on its services to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane during 2017, which marks its 50th year of operations in Australia.
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SINGAPORE – Singapore will increase frequencies on its services to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane during 2017, which marks its 50th year of operations in Australia.
TOKYO - Japan Airlines has upgraded its current 15-minute free Internet offering to totally free services on domestic aircraft fitted with inflight Wi-Fi. The free programme will run from February 1 until August 31. www.jal.com (ATI).
HARBIN – The 344-room Songbei Shangri-La has opened in China’s fabled city of ice, Harbin, 18 years after Shangri-La opened its first property there in 1999. Till February 20, the hotel has an introductory offer of RMB1,350 (plus service/tax) per night, including buffet breakfast.
SYDNEY - To coincide with Chinese New Year peak demand, Qantas has launched services to Beijing from Sydney, adding 3,300 seats weekly to the route and increasing its total capacity on routes into Asia by 7%.
LONDON - Despite falling arrivals, Hong Kong remained the top city destination in the world for the seventh consecutive year in 2015, with 26.7 million international visitors, according to Euromonitor International research. Bangkok overtook London as the world’s second most visited city, with 10% growth in international arrivals.
MELBOURNE – Air India is offering Economy return fares from Melbourne and Sydney to eight destinations in Europe via New Delhi starting at between AUD966 and AUD1,272, including taxes.