Singapore Airlines will begin services to Sao Paulo in Brazil on 28 March,” SIA said in a statement. Sao Paulo will be Singapore Airlines’ first South American destination.It said flights will operate three times a week via the Spanish city of Barcelona. Spanish carrier Spanair will be code-sharing on the flights, SIA added.

SIA said it will use Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for the route.A one-way adult economy-class ticket to Guarulhos International Airport on March 28 was priced at Sg$2,505.80 ($1,938.45), a check on SIA’s online ticketing website showed.With its latest addition, the carrier’s route network will span 64 destinations in 35 countries across six continents, an SIA spokesman told AFP.