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Singapore Airlines passenger flight SQ843 from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (Tianfu Airport) to Singapore successfully made its maiden flight on Monday.

All international passenger flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport will be diverted to Tianfu Airport from midnight Saturday. Singapore Airlines held a ceremony at the departure hall of Tianfu Airport Terminal T1 on Monday to celebrate its successful maiden flight. The flight is operated on a long-range Airbus A350-900 aircraft with a three-class layout and operates every Tuesday. The time of departure is 9:50 a.m. from Singapore Changi Airport, and the time of arrival is 14:35 a.m. from Tianfu Airport. The return flight is from Tianfu Airport at 15:50 and arrives at Singapore Changi Airport at 20:45 (all times local).

It is understood that Singapore Airlines former wholly-owned regional subsidiary - Singapore Silkair opened in 2002 Chengdu and Singapore routes. With the merger of Silkair into Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines will officially open passenger and cargo mixed routes between Singapore and Chengdu from October 11, 2022.

It is understood that Singapore Airlines former wholly-owned regional subsidiary - Singapore Silkair opened in 2002 Chengdu and Singapore routes. With the merger of Silkair into Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines will officially open passenger and cargo mixed routes between Singapore and Chengdu from October 11, 2022.

Singapore Airlines China General Manager Huang Wenjie said, "We are honored to announce the official transfer of passenger flights between Chengdu and Singapore to Chengdu Tianfu Airport from today." Singapore Airlines will continue to provide a high quality flight experience to its customers in this important international aviation hub in the Southwest region.

Singapore has always been open and welcoming to visitors from China and Sichuan, and will actively respond to China's entry and exit policies, said Chan Chi-en, Consul general of Singapore Consulate General in Chengdu. Leisure and convention activities are largely back on track, he said, while new attractions are being developed. In terms of flights, Singapore Airlines intends to increase flights to Singapore.

Chen Zhi En said that with more frequent flights between Singapore and Chengdu, people-to-people exchanges and economic and trade cooperation will become closer. "I hope more and more Chinese tourists and tourists from Sichuan will come to Singapore to experience Garden City, and I hope more and more tourists from Singapore will come to Sichuan to travel and spend money."