Singapore Airlines flies to 76 international destinations in 32 countries on five continents (as of April 2024) from its primary hub in Singapore
Changi Airport.
India is served by eight the highest number of destinations.[1]
After the
Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, Singapore Airlines discontinued flying to Kagoshima, Berlin, Darwin, Cairns, Hangzhou 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.[2][3] In addition, Singapore Airlines discontinued flights to Vancouver and Amritsar in 2009,[4] and São Paulo in 2016.[5]
Singapore Airlines presently operates the longest and second longest flights in the world, non-stop to
New York–JFK and
Newark Liberty 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. [6] Previously, it operated to Newark with the
Airbus A340-500 aircraft until they were phased out in 2013.[7] Non-stop service to Los Angeles, also previously operated with the A340-500, also resumed in November 2018 with the new A350-900ULR. [8]
In October 2016, Singapore Airlines restarted its nonstop service from Singapore to the US with the launch of its new Singapore-San Francisco route.[9] The route flies A350-900 aircraft and includes Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes.[10]
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.[11]
In September 2020, the carrier announced that it will suspend services to Canberra, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Wellington due to a drop in demand arising from the
COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14]
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abcdefghijk"Annual Report FY2002-03"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-23. 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
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abcde"August 2020 Operating Results"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-15. 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.
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ab"Annual Report FY2000-01"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020. Operations to Vienna were ceased from 29 October 2000. ... Flights to Cairns were terminated from 25 March 2001.
^"Austria, here we come". Singapore Monitor. 28 March 1985. Singapore Airlines is spreading its silver wings to Vienna ... from April 4.
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abcPeter Ong (29 November 1977).
"SIA looks to Africa, Canada". NewspaperSG. New Nation. p. 4.
Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021. SIA now flies to three cities in the Middle East — Tehran, Bahrain and Dubai.
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abcdefg"Annual Report FY2005-06"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-09-24. 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.
^Ramchandani, Nisha (17 August 2016).
"SIA To Operate Seasonal Services To Athens". Business Times.
Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020. 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.
^"Annual Report FY2008-09"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2020-09-23. Services to Amritsar were suspended
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abcd"Annual Report FY2001-02"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2020-09-23. SIA stopped flying to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Macau
^"Annual Report FY2004-05"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-24. The three times weekly B747-400 service to Madrid was suspended.