SINGAPORE Airlines is to launch a service from Manchester Airport to Houston later this year.
It will be Singapore Airline's first transatlantic service. it starts operating on October 30.
At the same time, Manchester to Singapore flights will become non-stop, with the first flights on this route operating on October 30.
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