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SIA Group is attempting to take advantage of pent-up demand to destinations that have been largely closed.

The carrier is exploring acquiring a third long-haul widebody to add capacity.

The Routes Asia 2022 host is benefiting from the LCC’s expanding network.

Asia is lagging the recovery from COVID-19, complicating airline network restoration efforts.

LAX will be a new point at which SIA passengers can gain access to United’s US network.

The carrier is reconnecting Singapore and Newark, New Jersey, as it rebuilds its US network.

The LCC says markets across Asia are finally beginning to ease strict COVID-19 border rules.

The resumptions increase the airline’s VTL services to 13 destinations.

Governments are once again working to facilitate travel now omicron fears have subsided.

Passengers will be able to take short-haul flights between Barcelona and Milan from Jan. 17.

Flights to Singapore will launch in February as the LCC seeks to rebuild its route network.

Routes selects 75 new air services set to start around the world in December 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Among other areas of cooperation, Garuda Indonesia will codeshare on SIA’s Singapore-Mumbai flights from Jan. 1.

The move has prompted AirAsia Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines to make plans for flights between the countries.

Qantas plans to restart flights to Singapore from Nov. 23.

The added seasonal route will be part of Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane program.

The Singapore Airlines website crashed shortly after the government announcement as passengers rushed to book flights.

The service, operated by the carrier for more than a decade, was grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The carrier’s fifth freedom flights will carry on to Singapore.

The country will no longer require vaccinated passengers from Germany and Brunei to quarantine.

There will be a new entrant to the competitive market from September.

The Star Alliance member is resuming a route it last served 13 years ago.

The resumption comes as Thailand progressively reopens to international visitors despite a surge in COVID-19 cases.

A fourth international destination will join the long-haul LCC’s network in September.

The LCC’s new Airbus A321neos will initially be deployed on routes to destinations in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.