Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) has announced it will switch the stopover on its Singapore Changi to Houston Intercontinental flights from Moscow Domodedovo to Manchester International with effect from October 30 of this year. The route will continue to operate 5x weekly.

The carrier said in a statement that with the launch of the new service, its existing Moscow-Houston and Munich-Manchester flights will be suspended, from October 30, 2016.

"Both Munich and Moscow will continue to be served, however, on a non-stop basis to and from Singapore," it said. "Services to Munich will be operated daily, while services to Moscow will be operated four times weekly."