Singapore and United Airlines Expand Codeshare Agreement

(26 April 2022, 11:28 +07)  United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have signed an expanded codeshare agreement, designed to make it easier for customers of the two Star Alliance members to travel to more cities in the United States of America, South East Asia and other destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Beginning today, 26 April 2022, United’s customers can connect to nine new codeshare destinations in the SIA Group network. Of those, seven points are in South East Asia: Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan, Siem Reap in Cambodia, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia, and Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta and Surabaya in Indonesia. They can also connect to Perth in Australia, as well as Male in Maldives with Singapore Airlines.

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 reg: 9V-SMH. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

“United continues to provide critical links to Asia and we are the only US airline flying direct to Singapore from the US, with our nonstop San Francisco – Singapore flight,” said Patrick Quayle, Senior Vice President of International Network and Alliances at United. “We are excited to further expand our partnership with Singapore Airlines and provide our customers greater convenience and access to world-class destinations in the region.”

Singapore Airlines’ customers can connect on United’s flights out of Los Angeles to 10 new codeshare destinations in America: Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Cleveland, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Reno and Sacramento. This complements the existing connections available on United’s network from Houston to Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, New Orleans, Orlando and Tampa.

JoAnn Tan, Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Singapore Airlines, said, “SIA's partnership with United is an integral part of our growth strategy. The expansion of the codeshare arrangement will provide both SIA and United customers with a greater array of choices and connections, as well as seamless transfers for their business or leisure travel. This will also help to strengthen the deep and long-standing ties between Singapore and the US.”

Subject to regulatory approvals, the codeshare flights will be progressively made available for sale through the airlines’ respective booking channels.