Singapore Airlines To Sponsor Singapore National Olympic Council Through April '18

Singapore Airlines has partnered with the Singapore National Olympic Council as the official airline for Team Singapore until the end of April '18 in the first such partnership of its kind, according to May Chen of the STRAITS TIMES. Under the partnership, the carrier will provide an "agreed value of air tickets for Team Singapore athletes and officials" who are traveling to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2017 Asian Youth Games in Hambantota, Sri Lanka and the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. The agreement will "also see SIA provide excess baggage allowance for athletes' sporting equipment," operational support for check-in and ground handling services, special flight-related services such as special handling of sports equipment and provision of special meals where required (STRAITS TIMES, 5/11).