In a strategic move to combat the challenges haunting the airline industry, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has decided to reduce the frequency of its direct services operated between Manchester and Singapore route. Once implemented, the move will see that the frequency in this route comes down by two flights per week. With effect from 5th November, the national carrier will suspend its outbound services operated on Tuesdays and Thursdays to these destinations, which will eventually see the number of weekly flights coming down to five.

Alternatively, any residents of Manchester wishing to make a flight between these two cities on any one of these days must now make use of a connecting service to Heathrow offered by bmi, the alliance partner of the airline.

Over and above, the airline has also made arrangements to free up the extra seats on the carrier's flagship connection between London and Singapore. In this regard, the airline has deployed its brand new A380 superjumbos.

With effect from September 20, the services operated by the airline will depart from the British capital everyday at 10.05pm. This move is contemplated to give a boost to the four-times weekly service offered at present with the return flights departing from the city state at 12:45pm local time.

Most notably, Singapore Airlines celebrated the 1,000th flight of its Airbus A380 very recently on 4th August.  This occasion came about after nine months of commencing the flight of the massive double-decker jet.