Singapore Airlines adds freighter twice-weekly to Frankfurt

   Singapore Airlines Cargo said Tuesday that it will start twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 freighter services to Frankfurt from Nov. 2.
   The freighter services will complement the cargo capacity available on Singapore Airlines’ twice-daily passenger flights between Singapore and Frankfurt. Frankfurt is a major manufacturing and air transportation hub, with major exports being machinery and automobile parts.
   “These services are in line with our policy of matching capacity with demand,” said Tan Tiow Kor, SIA’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. “The freighter services to Frankfurt will give our customers more choice of flights to choose from and will play an important role in expanding two-way trade links with key markets in Asia and Europe.”
   The two services will connect Singapore and Frankfurt by way of India and Sharjah. One service will fly Singapore, Bangalore, Sharjah, and Frankfurt, while the other will fly Singapore, Chennai, Sharjah, and Frankfurt. On the return trip to Singapore, both services are non-stop.