Singapore Airlines will bring back another fifth-freedom flight to the United States. This is a significant step towards restoring the airline's pre-pandemic route map to the United States.
Singapore Airlines Returns to Houston
Singapore Airlines will resume flights between Singapore and Houston on December 1, 2021. Currently, the flight operates via Manchester. This flight will be operated 3x per week according to the following schedule:
SQ51 Singapore to Manchester departure at 1:30AM, arrival 7:55AM
SQ51 Manchester to Houston departure at 10:05AM, arriving at 2:25PM
SQ52 Houston to Manchester, departing at 6:50PM and arriving at 9:30AM (+1 Day)
SQ52 Manchester to Singapore departure at 11:00AM, arrival at 7:55AM (+1 Day)
Singapore Airlines has restored Houston flights
Flying between Houston and Manchester is a fifth freedom flight. This means that you can fly Singapore Airlines only between the United States of America and the United Kingdom if you wish.
Singapore Airlines will use an Airbus A350-900 aircraft for this route. It has a total capacity of 253 seats. There will be 42 business class seats and 24 premium economy seats. There will also be 187 economy seats.
This flight will not operate as part of the Vaccinated Transportation Lane concept. It is however, similar to nonstop Singapore Airlines flights between the United States of America and Singapore. Because those flights are only for passengers who have traveled with them, it limits Singapore Airlines' ability to sell seats between Houston-Manchester.
Given that the United States will be welcoming vaccinated Brits as of November after having been banned from flying since March 2020, it is likely that Singapore Airlines anticipates a lot of demand for their services.
Singapore Airlines has restored Houston flights
Earn miles to redeem for this Singapore Airlines flight
You can redeem miles for premium Singapore Airlines cabins on long-haul flights by booking directly through KrisFlyer, as the airline does not make these seats available to other partner programs.
KrisFlyer is a transfer partner with most major currencies that can be transferred to points currencies. This makes it easy for you to earn the points. If you transfer 250,000 bankpoints to KrisFlyer, Singapore Airlines will grant you Star Alliance Gold status.
These flights offer excellent award availability, regardless of whether you are traveling across the Atlantic or around the world. For 72,000 KrisFlyer points, you can redeem business class for Houston-Manchester.
You can also redeem 99,000 KrisFlyer miles to go all the way from Houston to Singapore.
This is a comfortable way to cross the Atlantic and it's a great deal.
Singapore Airlines A350 business class
Bottom line
Singapore Airlines will resume service to Houston in December 2021. There are many award options. This flight is operated via Manchester and serves several markets.
Singapore Airlines has restored a large portion of its routes to the United States. The airline recently announced plans for restoring New York to Frankfurt and San Francisco-Hong Kong services.
What do you think of Singapore Airlines's decision to restore flights to Houston?
