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Houston – the fourth largest city in America and economic centre of the southern state of Texas – will join the Singapore Airlines network from 20 March 2008, with the commencement of a four-times-weekly service.

The one-stop Boeing 777-300ER service will fly via Moscow, providing the only direct air link between the Russian capital and Texas in Southwest USA.

The aircraft will feature a three-class configuration, including the new long-haul premium cabin products unveiled in October 2006:  the new, more exclusive First Class, and the award-winning Singapore Airlines Business Class, the most spacious in the world, in a 1-2-1 configuration with every seat having direct access to the aisle. 

In Economy Class, all seats feature increased width, improved personal space and larger personal KrisWorld TV screens, featuring over 1000 entertainment options.

Flights will leave Singapore each Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday morning, then return from Houston late the same evening.

Singapore Airlines Executive Vice President Marketing and Regions, Huang Cheng Eng, said Houston has been a market of interest for some time for Singapore Airlines.

“We’ve observed a steadily building demand for air services between Singapore and Houston, as well as the surrounding regions.  This service will open the first direct flights between Texas and Singapore, and also between Texas and Moscow.  Houston will also act as a gateway for the Southern USA to Singapore and Southeast Asia,” Mr Huang said.

Houston is the city centre of a commercial region, home to around 5.5 million people.  Its industries include oil and gas, aeronautical and space, medical research and healthcare, technology, manufacturing and shipping.  The region includes America’s largest shipping port by international tonnage. 

The economy of the Houston region is one of America’s largest; indeed, it is larger than all but 22 nations.

Its climate is subtropical, with mild winters.  Summers are warm and humid, very much like Singapore, and the city’s claim is similar to Singapore’s: everything is air-conditioned!

Among its key attractions are the Lyndon B Johnson Space Centre, featuring exhibits of lunar materials and the space shuttle program.  NASA’s Mission Control Centre, from which all its space operations are controlled, is in Houston.

The Texas Medical Centre contains the world’s largest concentration of healthcare and medical research institutions.  The Centre includes 13 hospitals and numerous schools of medicine, nursing and dentistry.  The city also has some 55 universities, colleges and academic research institutions.

The city maintains teams that compete in all major national professional sports.  Its arts and culture facilities are extensive and vibrant, building on the city’s broadly international population, featuring Hispanic, Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese and Pacific Islander populations.

Singapore Airlines is no stranger to Texas.  Singapore Airlines Cargo has been operating Boeing 747-400 Freighter services to Dallas Fort-Worth Airport for 6 years, and currently operates 5 Freighter flights a week to support the industrial and import/export activity in Texas.

In addition, the Airline has maintained a sales presence in Houston, through locally based sales staff, for 27 years; mainly promoting travel on Singapore Airlines services via existing west coast gateways of Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as New York on the east coast.

With the introduction of Houston as the Airline’s fifth passenger gateway in the USA, Singapore Airlines will fly over 50 passenger flights a week between Singapore and the USA.

Customers interested in booking flights and viewing fares for flights to Houston should visit singaporeair.com

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