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DWFI
CX doesn't use single or double digit flight numbers afaik, their "flight 1" equivalent would be CX100, SYD-HKG.
WY is basically the same, WY101 is the better timed of the two MCT-LHR flights.
Random, but I do wish SQ renumbered their EWR-SIN service to SQ1/SQ2. Instead, the comparatively uninteresting SFO-HKG-SIN route holds that number.
Actually its very interesting. This was the first non stop flight using the 747 400 Megatop at the time across the pacific. SQ001 and SQ002 were that flight routing as the first carrier in the world to operate this type on this mega journey of 14 hours. Longer than any other flight using the type and with in-flight services and amenities for passengers that made other airlines perk up. These flight numbers represent a milestone in Aviation history for SQ.