Singapore Airlines Announces Nonstop Service to Sea-Tac Airport

Nov. 1, 2018

Adding more ways to reach more parts of the world, the Port of Seattle welcomes the announcement of Singapore Airlines nonstop service beginning September from Singapore Changi Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Singapore is one of Seattle’s largest unserved markets in the Southeast Asia region and Changi Airport is a global hub for the carrier, offering multiple connections to its network including India. Sea-Tac will be the fourth North American nonstop destination for Singapore Airlines adding to current service in San Francisco, New York (Newark), and Los Angeles. Singapore Airlines also operates one-stop services to JFK and Houston.

“This new link to Singapore and connections to destinations beyond will broaden the global connectivity of our region,” said Port of Seattle Commission President Courtney Gregoire. “Singapore is an increasingly important consumer of Washington State services and export products and is a global hub for tech start-ups and entrepreneurship. It is fitting that our two regions will now be connected with a nonstop flight.” 

"Our new non-stop flights to Seattle are another demonstration of our commitment to expand our operations in the important US market and grow our network reach. The new services will also further strengthen the Singapore hub by providing customers faster and more convenient connectivity from key markets such as Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia to North America,” said Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong.

The four-times-a-week service, beginning on September 3, 2019, will be on a fuel-efficient A350-900 aircraft with 253 seats (42 business, 24 premium economy, 187 economy). It will be initially operated three times per week before increasing to four times per week in October 2019.

At a little over 8,000 miles, the route will be the longest nonstop service from Sea-Tac, surpassing Seattle-Dubai by several hundred miles.

Singapore Airlines has been named the World’s Best Airline in 2018 by numerous publications, including Travel+Leisure Magazine, SkyTrax, and TripAdvisor. For more information visit Singapore Airlines.

Singapore Airlines also has a codeshare agreement with Alaska Airlines, and members of Alaska’s Mileage Plan and Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer loyalty programs can earn miles on each other’s flights.

“This new route expands our global partner network, giving Mileage Plan members more international utility as well as the ability to earn Alaska miles,” said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines' executive vice president and chief commercial officer. “Guests traveling to Singapore and beyond can enjoy the added convenience of connecting via our largest hub in Seattle. By next September, our Global Partners will offer nonstop service to 11 international destinations from Sea-Tac.”