SIN-BCN-GRU Approved; First Flight March 2011

[LukeGT]

Parking a 777-300ER at GRU for 24 hours 3x weekly would kill the economics of the route.

+1!!!

[B727]

Hmm, looks like the inaugural flight won't make it to Brasil in time for carnival

[B727]

Singapore Airlines Brasil has a new homepage!

http://www.singaporeair.com.br

[9V-JKL]

Looks like the SQ schedule has been tweaked a bit from jimyvr's original post. Had a more in-depth look and now MXP will be daily with the schedule.

But BCN baffles me. While you get daily BCN arrivals, BCN arrives are now 4/week with 2,5,7 getting 2 flights/day. What's the rationale?

[zvezda]

But BCN baffles me. While you get daily BCN arrivals, BCN arrives are now 4/week with 2,5,7 getting 2 flights/day. What's the rationale?

See if you can propose a schedule which you think is more rational.

[9V-JKL]

See if you can propose a schedule which you think is more rational.

not going to do that. just wondering how it works. not an armchair ceo....

how would you schedule it?

[zvezda]

not going to do that. just wondering how it works. not an armchair ceo....

how would you schedule it?

I would drop the MXP-BCN tag altogether. If constrained to fly SIN-MXP daily with a tag onward to BCN 4x weekly, I don't think I could do any better than SQ have done.

[SQMilan]

The best way is to separate MXP and BCN... but SQ has not rights to operate SIN-BCN-GRU 7xw...

[Guy Betsy]

The best way is to separate MXP and BCN... but SQ has not rights to operate SIN-BCN-GRU 7xw...

Not yet anyway..

Who wants to bet that the service will go daily by 2012?

[zvezda]

Who wants to bet that the service will go daily by 2012?

I want to bet that SIN-BCN-GRU goes daily by the end of 2012.

[itami]

Ex-SIN Fares for GRU will be on sale from 15 Oct 2010.

For round trip tickets, the fares will be:
E class - $4000
B class - $4800
Y class - $5600
S class - $6600

J class - $12600
C class - $14400
Z class - $16200

F class - $22000

All excluding taxes & fuel surcharge.

Oh gosh! So much higher than fares to IAH!

[zvezda]

So much higher than fares to IAH!

Supply and demand. There are only 3/7th as many seats to sell to GRU compared to IAH.

[MAN Flyer]

not an armchair ceo....

[9V-JKL]

F class - $22000

No A fare?

[Guy Betsy]

Ex-SIN Fares for GRU will be on sale from 15 Oct 2010.

For round trip tickets, the fares will be:
E class - $4000
B class - $4800
Y class - $5600
S class - $6600

J class - $12600
C class - $14400
Z class - $16200

F class - $22000

All excluding taxes & fuel surcharge.

Oh gosh! So much higher than fares to IAH!

Those are published fares. SQ website will be offering cheaper fares !