Singapore Airlines Plans Limited-time Busan & Sapporo service in W11

[flying.monkeyz]

Singapore Airlines in Winter 2011 season is offering limited-period service on Singapore – Busan and Singapore – Sapporo service.

Service to Sapporo operates from 26NOV11 to 18DEC11 and Busan service operates from 25DEC11 to 22JAN12. Both routes to be operated by Boeing 777-200 twice weekly each.

Schedules as per 15AUG11 Amadeus timetable display:

Singapore – Sapporo
SQ8512 SIN0110 – 0925CTS 772 67
SQ8511 CTS1055 – 1805SIN 772 67

Singapore – Busan
SQ8516 SIN0035 – 0730PUS 772 4
SQ8516 SIN1410 – 2105PUS 772 7

SQ8517 PUS0845 – 1400SIN 772 4
SQ8517 PUS2220 – 0335+1SIN 772 7

http://airlineroute.net/2011/08/15/sq-ctspus-w11/

[SilverChris]

Finally, CTS direct

[milehighj]

SIN-CTS till 18Dec...? why even bother...?

[SilverChris]

SIN-CTS till 18Dec...? why even bother...?

Winter season skiing?

[ycp81]

Tour group charters. Happens every year during the holiday seasons.

[milehighj]

Winter season skiing?

Umm, ski season has barely begun by 18 Dec... And peak period is X'mas & New Year...

[demue]

Hmm starts too late for me. Flying to CTS by end Oct and could have done without the connection in Tokyo. But then I prefer my C seat on the 77W to NRT over the 772 they plan on using to CTS and the NH lounge in NRT is also nice so I will survive I guess .

However, I agree that for winter skiing season the service it stops way too early. Also the flights seem to operate only on Sat & Sun (6, 7) so you have to stay a week there before heading back.

[zilchster]

I think CTS has an airport curfew of sorts; it would be difficult for SQ to operate service there at ideal timings, furthermore CTS is really a tourist market, makes no sense for SQ to operate there regularly.

PUS could go permanent.

[scooby5]

Winter season skiing?

There's rarely any snow in Busan.

But twice weekly for only 3-4wks looks like a lot of effort for what might be a very limited return.

[SilverChris]

There's rarely any snow in Busan.

But twice weekly for only 3-4wks looks like a lot of effort for what might be a very limited return.

I meant CTS

[Fryderyk HPH]

May I know if the 2x weekly PUS flights are open for reservation to the public?

Would much prefer flying to PUS and a long (but comfortable and steady) train ride to Wonju as compared to flying into ICN and taking the dreaded 3.5hr bus ride... I can't seem to book PUS on the SIA booking engine though~

[ycp81]

Don't think it is available to the public. Only can be booked through tour agents as the charter flights mostly comprises entire tour groups. And some onward/return sectors may be operated empty.

[SINFJ]

Just did a trip to Chan Brothers and seems like the Sapporo run is for the upcoming 7D Hokkaido package from looking at the departure dates

[MAN Flyer]

What a shame it's a month late and only temporary. I need to get from Busan to Singapore in October, and am still surprised there is no direct flights.

[scooby5]

It was only a few years ago that even HKG scrapped together daily return flights to BUS via the KA schedule but given Busan's industrial position in Korea I too am surprised only Bangkok, Hong Kong and Manila offer flights from this area.