More Gatwick seats added

Singapore Airlines has filed two specific additional services for the Gatwick link — SQ313 and SQ314 — both listed on schedules as operating with the long‑haul Airbus A350‑900 (aircraft code 359) with published timings such as SQ314 SIN 02:30–09:30 LGW. (aeroroutes.com) (singaporeair.com) The carrier’s timetable shows the extra rotations will become a double‑daily pattern through the July 3–August 29 peak period, with additional tri‑weekly services outside that peak window. (singaporeair.com) (travelgossip.co.uk) Singapore’s A350‑900 long‑haul variant slated for the route is in a three‑class layout carrying 253 seats — 42 Business, 24 Premium Economy and 187 Economy — which is the configuration used on long‑haul SIA services to Europe. (mainlymiles.com) (businesstraveller.com) When combined with the airline’s four daily Heathrow flights and five‑times‑weekly Manchester service, Singapore Airlines will operate 43 non‑stop weekly UK–Singapore flights in the off‑peak schedule, increasing to 47 weekly during the summer peak. (singaporeair.com) Capacity math: each A350‑900 carries 253 seats, so three extra weekly services add roughly 759 additional seats per week on the Gatwick leg, while a two‑per‑day Gatwick pattern (14 weekly departures) represents about 3,542 seats a week on that route. (mainlymiles.com) (singaporeair.com) Published schedule times for the added services show arrivals into Gatwick around 09:00–10:00 local and return departures around midday on many days, timings that preserve same‑day onward connections through Singapore Changi to Australia and Southeast Asia; SIA highlights access to more than 127 onward destinations via Changi. (aeroroutes.com) (singaporeair.com) Mohamed Rafi Mar, Singapore Airlines’ General Manager UK & Ireland, said the Gatwick expansion reflects strong demand for the service and welcomed the additional flights to give customers more choice and connectivity. (sussexexpress.co.uk)