Wayfarer TV: United Airlines set to return to Singapore from San Francisco on January 5
The flights will operate four times per week on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – which features 48 United Polaris business class seats, 21 United Premium Plus seats, 39 Economy Plus seats and 149 United Economy seats – under the Singapore Government’s Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) program.
United’s Senior Vice President of International Network and Alliances, Patrick Quayle, said the announcement coincides with the strengthening of United’s relationship with Star partner, Singapore Airlines, which will provide codeshare connections to/from United’s services in the future.
“We’re excited to resume Singapore-San Francisco service to offer our customers in Singapore convenient flight options to the United States and beyond, as well as for our increased cooperation with Singapore Airlines,” he said.
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“Our West Coast hub in San Francisco can provide our customers with an easy and convenient one-stop connection to more than 70 cities in the United States and beyond.”
From January 5, customers can travel to Singapore from San Francisco on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from January 9, United will operate four weekly nonstop flights from Singapore to San Francisco on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Quayle said United’s San Francisco-Singapore non-stop flights will be operated in compliance with the Singapore Government’s Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) program whereby only vaccinated customers will be allowed to board United flights to Singapore.
The benefit of the VTL program is travellers are not required to under-go extended quarantine upon arrival at Singapore.