For Immediate Release:
August 2, 2001

Contact Information:
Monique Bond
773-686-3700/312-839-3194

O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WELCOMES SINGAPORE AIRLINES' FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT TO CHICAGO

  
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CHICAGO - August 2, 2001. O'Hare International Airport today welcomes the launch of Singapore Airlines' non-stop service to Amsterdam with continuing service to Singapore. The introduction of passenger flights by Singapore Airlines will be the carrier's first Midwest service and only same-plane service from Chicago to Singapore.

"We welcome Singapore Airlines passenger service to O'Hare" said Chicago Aviation Commissioner Thomas R. Walker. "It is only fitting that an airline that is widely considered to be the world's best should fly to the best airport in North America as voted for the third consecutive year by the readers of Business Traveler International," he said.

"This is a very important day in the history of our airline" said Colin Neubronner, Vice President, Midwest for Singapore Airlines. "Our same-plane service to Singapore provides the quickest connections between the Midwest and Southeast Asia. We are proud to call Chicago our new home."

The addition of the Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777 service to Amsterdam and Singapore represents continued growth in international service for O'Hare. A total of 53 scheduled and charter airlines offer non-stop and direct service to 212 destinations around the world.

O'Hare is pleased to welcome Singapore Airlines passenger service and looks forward to continued growth in the international sector. O'Hare offers more non-stop service than any other airport in the United States. With so many travel choices, O'Hare continues to offer more of what travelers want in quality air service.

Chicago continues to look for ways to improve its aviation system. Mayor Richard M. Daley's Proposal for the Future of O'Hare improves and modernizes O'Hare by adding one new runway and reconfiguring others. The Mayor's proposal, which is not funded by local or state tax dollars, will help O'Hare remain a leader in global aviation. To learn more about Mayor Daley's Proposal for the Future of O'Hare, visit www.chicagoairports.com.