Singapore Airlines 787-10 on the Chongqing=Singapore route from 21 June 2021

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

At 7 am on 21 June 2021, a 787-10 passenger plane left Singapore for Chongqing. At 2.35 pm, it carried 238 passengers and took off from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport for Singapore and arrived at Chnagi Airport at 6.48 pm. The Singapore Airlines Chongqing=Singapore passenger route was officially replaced by a wide-body passenger plane.

According to reports, in order to meet the booming passenger and cargo transportation demand between Chongqing and Singapore, under the premise of strictly implementing relevant measures for epidemic prevention and control, starting from 21 June 2021, the Singapore Airlines Chongqing=Singapore passenger route has changed from B737-800 to 787-10.  The number of seats on the aircraft has increased from 162 to 337.

After the aircraft type is changed, the schedule and time of the Chongqing=Singapore passenger route remain unchanged. It is still once a week. It will be executed on Monday. The outbound flight number is SQ815, departing from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport at 12.35 pm and arriving in Singapore Changi at 6.55 pm. The return flight number is SQ814, departing from Singapore Changi Airport at 7 am.

At present, the Singapore-Chongqing route has 3 flights per week, including 1 passenger flight and 2 "passenger-to-cargo" flights. From January to May 2021, the Chongqing-Singapore route has transported more than 3,400 passengers and nearly 1,700 tons of cargo. The volume accounts for 40% of the passenger volume of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport's international routes.