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19 Oct 2005 Issue No. 46-05
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announcements from UOB Travel Planners, airlines and airports. Flight Schedules Singapore Airlines Transfer of Shenzhen and Surabaya routes from Singapore Airlines to Silkair With effect from 30 October 2005, SilkAir (MI) will take over from Singapore Airlines for the operation of services between Singapore and Shenzhen, and between Singapore and Surabaya. Affected passengers travelling to Surabaya have been re-accommodated on MI flights. Re-accommodation for affected passengers to Shenzhen to MI flights is currently in progress. The flight schedules effective on/after 30 October 2005 are as follows: Singapore-Surabaya-Singapore
Singapore-Shenzhen-Singapore
 New flights to Hyderabad From 30 October 2005, Singapore Airlines starts its four times weekly direct service to Hyderabad, Indias fifth largest metropolis and capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The flight schedule is as follows: Singapore-Hyderabad-Singapore
Additional flights to Bangalore Also from 30 October 2005, Singapore Airlines will operate two additional weekly flights to Bangalore, making it a five time weekly service to this Indian IT hub. The flight schedule is as follows: Singapore-Bangalore-Singapore
Asiana Airlines With effect from 31 Oct 2005, Asiana Airlines will resume daily services to Seoul with the following flight schedule: Singapore-Seoul-Singapore
With effect from 1 November 2005, the maximum checked baggage weight limit of 32kg per piece will also be applicable to passengers travelling to/ from United Arab Emirates. The following is an updated list of countries with checked Baggage Weight Occupational Health Safety (OHS) Limit for all cabin classes:
Singapore Airlines has made booking system adjustments to facilitate seat confirmation for First and Business Class passengers who book early. Concurrently, they have reviewed their Ticketing Time Limit (TTL) for these bookings. The new TTL is now 30 days before departure for First and Business Class bookings that are made 60 days or more before departure. Kindly refer to the following table:
With these 2 additions, SIA will have a total of 52 destinations that accept ticketless travel. Cathay Pacific From 15 Oct 2005, Cathay Pacific will extend its electronic ticketing to flights to and from Adelaide. This will bring the total number of CX electronic ticketing destinations to 38. By 15 Oct 2005, CX's ET will apply to Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, London, Auckland, Seoul, Taipei,Vancouver, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Manila, Cebu, Mumbai, Dubai, Toronto, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Tokyo,Osaka, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Denpasar, Surabaya, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, San Francisco,Rome, Amsterdam, Brisbane, Cairns, Perth, Johannesburg, Delhi, Sapporo, Paris, Karachi and Adelaide.
Singapore Airlines has revised its fuel surcharges on passenger tickets sold in Singapore. In summary, the following fuel surcharges applies for tickets sold and issued on/after 7 October 2005: 1. US$11.70 per sector for travel between SIN and Hong Kong. 2. US$15 per sector for travel between SIN and Taipei. 3. US$15 per sector for travel between SIN and South East Asian destinations of Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Manila, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Denpasar, Jakarta, Surabaya, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and code-share flights with MI flights on SQ5000 flight series. US$15 per sector for travel on other SQ code-share flights within Intra Europe, Germany Domestic, UK Domestic, New Zealand Domestic and Vancouver San Francisco vice versa. 4. US$32 per sector for travel between SIN and Japan. US$32 per sector for travel between Bangkok and Japan. 5. US$45 per sector for travel between Los Angeles and Japan. 6. US$45.30 per sector for travel between Hong Kong and San Francisco. 7. US$50 per sector for all SQ sectors unless otherwise stated.
United Airlines increase in fuel surcharge for transpacific flights United Airlines has increased its fuel surcharge for transpacific flights to US$65 each way for any tickets issued on/after 13 October 2005. The new surcharge amount is applicable for all UA published or net fares. Northwest Airlines fuel surcharge update Effective 13 October 2005, the fuel surcharge for segments between Singapore and the US was increased to US$65 each way. The fuel surcharge remains unchanged for travel betweenSingapore and Asia, Japan and Canada. The following Northwest Airlines fuel surcharges applies from 13 October 2005:
Starting 28 October 2005, Asia Miles members will be able to earn and redeem Asia Miles on Air China, the latest partner. This brings the total number of airline partners to 18. Based in Beijing, Air China has an extensive international and domestic network. Major cities in China include: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Tianjin and Inner Mongolia. With this latest addition, Asia Miles members can now earn and redeem to over 900 destinations worldwide.To celebrate this new partnership, Asia Miles members flying selected routes on Air China between 28 October and 15 December will earn double Asia Miles. Details of the promotion can be found on www.asiamiles.com.
With immediate effect, the United States Government will require all passengers travelling to the US to provide details of their address whilst in the US. This information must be provided either at the point of reservation or conveyed to the check-in staff at Singapore Changi Airport during check-in. The following address details are required: Hotel name
Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has delayed
the issuance of Biometric Passports to the second half of next year.
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