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Old Feb 13, 2009, 9:08 pm
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Sign of the Apocalypse: SQ dropping YVR!
AFP is reporting that SQ will suspend flights to Vancouver after more than 20 years. Last SIN-YVR flight will be on 25 April. I wonder which point will go next. Houston seems very likely.
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Old Feb 13, 2009, 9:23 pm
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One less option to fly SQ TPAC using miles
Sad to see YVR service go.
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Old Feb 13, 2009, 10:25 pm
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Old Feb 13, 2009, 10:34 pm
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This evening I was just planning to book on that flight! Oops!
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Old Feb 13, 2009, 11:23 pm
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There's too much competition to Asia at YVR anyway...
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 12:28 am
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YVR has taken a huge drop in traffic, SQ is just making a smart decision.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 1:06 am
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Originally Posted by chrispstan
AFP is reporting that SQ will suspend flights to Vancouver after more than 20 years. Last SIN-YVR flight will be on 25 April. I wonder which point will go next. Houston seems very likely.

I agree that IAH is next (judging by the discount prices online). Seems like the whole ORD and LAS saga all over again. Long-haul from Singapore to North America seems never to take off nicely nowadays.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 2:41 am
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Here's the link to the Channelnewsasia wire: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...409001/1/.html
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 3:02 am
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Flights are still showing as available the first week of May... I guess very likely to disappear soon.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 6:01 am
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Originally Posted by yyz_atc_lj
YVR has taken a huge drop in traffic, SQ is just making a smart decision.
Huge drop perhaps but I was because Asian airlines had weathered the storms of 9/11, Asian economic crunch & SARS and I thought they would weather this downturn as well without anything too drastic such as route cancellations or suspensions. Maybe I'm underestimating the scope & scale of this downturn but the degree to which SQ is shedding long haul service surprised me.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 8:49 am
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Originally Posted by chrispstan
AFP is reporting that SQ will suspend flights to Vancouver after more than 20 years. Last SIN-YVR flight will be on 25 April. I wonder which point will go next. Houston seems very likely.
the next ones to go will be the A345 flights nonstops SIN-JFK... these planes are so inefficient SQ cant continue.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 9:11 am
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its going to be a blood bath out there. This is no minor recession.

SQ has not removed all the flights yet for someone who wants to grab an Award ticket fast and then perhaps move to better flights.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 9:43 am
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the next ones to go will be the A345 flights nonstops SIN-JFK... these planes are so inefficient SQ cant continue.
I think you meant SIN-EWR and SIN-LAX. SIN-JFK is served by 744.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 9:50 am
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Not surprising given KE is going daily on ICN-YVR in April (good for me as I have 1.1m SkyTeam miles to burn ). I'm sure that accounts for a lot of SQ's business on the route.
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Old Feb 14, 2009, 6:07 pm
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i wonder what happens to my ticket thats booked SIN-ICN-YVR on 6th may?
perhaps i have to go via SFO?
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