Ground crews load cargo and supplies onto airplanes from airlines including Lufthansa Group, Emirates, Austrian Airlines, and British Airways, as they stand parked at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in El Segundo, California, on September 11, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Singapore Airlines is … Read more
Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 22, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images Singapore Airlines has offered compensation to passengers of the ill-fated flight SQ321, which was hit by extreme … Read more
India’s aviation sector remains robust but external pressures pose the biggest risks for growth, according to the CEO of Vistara Airlines. Aviation demand in India is “still progressive” and headed in a positive direction, Vinod Kannan told CNBC in an exclusive interview. However, factors such as fuel costs as well as the strong U.S. dollar … Read more
An Airbus A350-941 from Singapore Airlines is preparing to take off on the runway at Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Singapore Airlines flight that encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore dropped 54 meters (178 feet) in less than five … Read more
Singapore Airlines ranked as the No. 2 international airline, according to the Bounce 2023 report. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Singapore Airlines reportedly altered its in-flight seatbelt rules and changed at least one flight route following Tuesday’s turbulence incident which killed one and hospitalized dozens more. The airline will no longer provide hot drink … Read more
Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 22, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — More than 140 passengers and crew that were on the Singapore Airlines flight that made … Read more
Taylor Swift performing onstage in Nashville, Tennessee. John Shearer/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, and now Taylor Swift. Singapore is eyeing concert economics as its new growth driver, which is set to add hundreds of millions of dollars in tourism receipts. “The Lion City has traditionally been more a magnet … Read more
American multinational technology company Google logo seen at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has “very high” potential as a global AI hub — thanks in part to an environment that fosters innovation, a Google … Read more
Modern aircraft, comfortable seats and unflappably pleasant flight attendants. These are factors many rankings consider in determining the world’s best airlines. But they overlook a crucial element, according to the passenger rights company AirHelp — how airlines treat customers when problems occur. “We believe that an airline should be assessed not just by how they … Read more
