According to Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner | The Star, with the signing of an agreement with Philippine Airlines Inc., Singapore Airlines Ltd. has gained access to yet another regional partner, enabling codesharing on flights to and from Manila as well as to 27 other destinations in the Philippines.
According to a joint statement released by the airlines on November 15, the deal, which is scheduled to begin this quarter subject to regulatory clearances, would also allow Philippine Airlines to codeshare on Singapore Airlines flights to the European cities of Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Zurich, and Milan.
In addition to providing passengers with more travel alternatives, according to Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner | The Star, codesharing agreements allow airlines to sell seats on one other's flights and divide part of the income.
According to the two airlines, they would investigate extending the codeshare arrangement to cover Singapore Airlines flights to more European destinations in addition to Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
With a current cooperation with Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines is expanding its network outside the roughly 6 million people living in the city-state. According to Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner | The Star, it is now negotiating similar deals with Garuda Indonesia, Thai Airways International Pcl, and Vietnam Airlines JSC.
From a position of strength and confidence, according to Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner | The Star, SIA seems to be enhancing its connection for its passengers, perhaps not feeling the necessity to make these agreements but seeing mutual benefits in them, stated Tim Bacchus, a senior analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence focused on aviation.
After the flag carrier receives official clearance to merge with Vistara, Singapore Airlines is also scheduled to acquire a 25.1% interest in the expanded Air India Ltd.
According to Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner | The Star, with a 14% decline in 2023, the airline's shares have performed the second-best on a Bloomberg gauge of Asia-Pacific airlines, with a 12% gain this year.
