As of January 2025, Singapore Airlines (and its subsidiary Scoot) flies to 120 international destinations [1] in 46 countries [2] from its primary hub in Singapore Changi Airport. China is connected to sixteen airports, the highest number of destinations, seven to Australia, and six destinations in the US
After the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, Singapore Airlines discontinued flying to Berlin, Darwin, Cairns, Hangzhou, Kagoshima, and Sendai. Toronto was discontinued in 1994. During the SARS outbreak in 2003/04, Singapore Airlines discontinued flying to Brussels, Las Vegas, Chicago, Hiroshima, Kaohsiung, Mauritius, Vienna, Madrid, Seattle, Shenzhen and Surabaya. [3] [4] In addition, Singapore Airlines discontinued flights to Vancouver and Amritsar in 2009, [5] and São Paulo in 2016. [6]
Singapore Airlines presently operates the longest and second longest flights in the world, non-stop to New York–JFK and Newark respectively, using the Airbus A350-900ULR.
Singapore to Newark was the world's longest flight from 2004-2013, and 2018-2021, when they started JFK to Singapore. [7]
Previously, it operated to Newark with the Airbus A340-500 aircraft until they were phased out in 2013. [8] Non-stop service to Los Angeles, also previously operated with the A340-500, also resumed in November 2018 with the new A350-900ULR. [9]
In October 2016, Singapore Airlines restarted its nonstop service from Singapore to the US with the launch of its new Singapore-San Francisco route. [10] The route flies A350-900 aircraft and includes Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes. [11]
The former Capital Express Route linking Singapore and Wellington via Canberra was replaced in May 2018 with Singapore-Sydney-Canberra-Singapore and Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington-Melbourne-Singapore routes. [12]
In September 2020, the carrier announced that it would suspend services to Canberra, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Wellington due to a drop in demand arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] [14] [15]
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link)SIA suspends services to Kathmandu, Lahore and Karachi indefinitely. ... operations to Durban were terminated in January 2003 ... Operations to six destinations – Brussels, Chicago, Las Vegas, Hiroshima, Kaohsiung and Mauritius – were terminated
Singapore Airlines will suspend services to Canberra, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Wellington as part of a review of its network due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Operations to Vienna were ceased from 29 October 2000. ... Flights to Cairns were terminated from 25 March 2001.
Singapore Airlines is spreading its silver wings to Vienna ... from April 4.
SIA now flies to three cities in the Middle East — Tehran, Bahrain and Dubai.
During the year in review, Singapore Airlines spread its wings further, extending the network to Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore and Moscow. ... SilkAir took over from Singapore Airlines the operation of services to Shenzhen and Surabaya.
SIA added four cities to its network - Brunei, Fukuoka, New York and Shenzhen - to bring its total to 36 cities.
SIA suspended year-round services to Athens in 2011, choosing instead to offer seasonal services in the summer months in 2012, 2014 and 2015. It is not offering any flights to the Greek capital presently.
Services to Amritsar were suspended
Meanwhile, services to Kuwait were terminated
SIA stopped flying to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Macau
The three times weekly B747-400 service to Madrid was suspended.