Air Canada has selected SATS to provide cargo handling services at Singapore’s Changi International Airport as it returns to the airport for the first time in over 30 years.
The Star Alliance airline will today launch four Boeing 787-9 flights a week connecting Vancouver and Singapore. The contract also includes passenger and ramp services.
The carrier is hoping to increase the operation to five times per week in December.
The new route will provide the only non-stop service connecting Canada and Singapore after Singapore Airlines stopped flying between the two countries in December last year because of concerns over demand levels.
"SATS currently handles all the Star Alliance partners in Singapore, enabling Air Canada the benefit of seamless passenger and cargo connections beyond Singapore to other key airports across Southeast Asia," the handler said.
Bob Chi, chief executive of gateway services at SATS, said: “We are delighted to welcome Air Canada back to Singapore and proud that the airline has chosen to extend its partnership with SATS Group into Southeast Asia.
"This is another significant business win for SATS Group at Changi Airport, reinforcing the good and longstanding partnership with Air Canada as a major customer of WFS. Air Canada and its customers will benefit from our combination of operational excellence and global network connectivity."
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