Despite more services and new destinations, Singapore Airlines and Silkair still operating at 7% of previous year’s capacity.

Update 8 August: Singapore Airlines will commence flights to Perth from 18 August, as well as to Istanbul from 26 Aug. The new additions have been reflected below.

Singapore Airlines and Silkair has published their schedules for September, operating to a total of 35 cities across 23 countries/territories.

There are 4 new destinations for the month (Cebu, Phnom Penh, Milan and Taipei), along with increased frequencies on some routes,including Hong Kong and Seoul. In addition, SIA will also recommence services to Perth and Istanbul from mid-August.

Between Singapore Airlines and Silkair, the two carriers will operate about 700 flights in September.

Key changes

Some of the key changes include:

Southeast Asia

• SilkAir will commence services to Cebu and Phnom Penh from September.
• Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi remains one way services to Singapore in September.

North Asia

• Singapore Airlines will serve Taipei with three flights a week.
• Hong Kong services will increase to a daily service.
• Seoul will be served three times a week, up from two.

Southwest Pacific

• Auckland services increases to four times a week, up from three.
• Note that Melbourne is currently under a strict curfew, flights schedules are subject to change.
• [Update 8 August] Singapore Airlines will commence three times weekly services to Perth from 18 Aug.

Europe

• Milan is added to the list of destinations from mid-August, and will be served twice a week.
• With the addition of Milan, Barcelona will be served as a one-stop service via Milan instead of a non-stop service.
• [Update 8 August] Istanbul will also be served with a weekly service from 26 Aug.

Singapore Airlines schedule

The full schedules for Singapore Airlines for September are as follow:

• Southeast Asia
• North Asia
• Southwest Pacific
• Europe
• USA

Southeast Asia

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – Kuala Lumpur	SQ104	Mon, Wed, Fri	0830	0930	1h	A350-900
Kuala Lumpur – Singapore	SQ105	Mon, Wed, Fri	1025	1135	1h 10m	A350-900
Bangkok – Singapore	SQ979	Tue, Sat, Sun	1830	2155	2h 25m	B787-10
Singapore – Jakarta	SQ966	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun	1830	1920	1h 50m	A350-900
Jakarta – Singapore	SQ967	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun	2015	2305	1h 50m	A350-900
Singapore – Manila	SQ910	Tue, Sun	0930	1305	3h 35m	A350-900
Manila – Singapore	SQ917	Tue, Sun	1415	1755	3h 40m	A350-900
Hanoi – Singapore	SQ175	Fri	1235	1705	3h 30m	A350-900
Ho Chi Minh City – Singapore	SQ177	Thu, Sun	1230	1530	2h	B787-10

North Asia

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – Seoul	SQ600	Wed, Sat, Sun	0800	1535	6h 35m	A350-900
Seoul – Singapore	SQ609	Wed, Sat, Sun	1645	2200	6h 15m	A350-900
Singapore – Tokyo Narita	SQ638	Mon, Wed, Sun	0025	0830	7h 5m	B787-10
Tokyo Narita – Singapore	SQ637	Mon, Wed, Sun	1010	1620	7h 10m	B787-10
Singapore – Osaka Kansai	SQ622	Wed, Fri	1430	2210	6h 40m	A350-900
Osaka Kansai – Singapore	SQ623	Wed, Fri	2325	0440(+1)	6h 15m	A350-900
Singapore – Shanghai	SQ830	Mon	0930	1505	5h 35m	B787-10
Shanghai – Singapore	SQ833	Mon	1650	2220	5h 30m	B787-10
Singapore – Hong Kong	SQ890	Daily	0725	1120	3h 55m	B787-10
Hong Kong – Singapore	SQ891	Daily	1225	1620	3h 55m	B787-10
Singapore – Taipei	SQ878	Wed, Fri	1145	1640	4h 55m	B787-10
	SQ876	Sat	0820	1310	4h 50m	B787-10
Taipei – Singapore	SQ879	Wed, Fri	1745	2215	4h 30m	B787-10
	SQ877	Sat	1420	1855	4h 35m	B787-10

Southwest Pacific

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – Adelaide	SQ279	Mon	2340	0755(+1)	6h 45m	A350-900
Adelaide – Singapore	SQ278	Tue	0910	1510	7h 30m	A350-900
Singapore – Brisbane (via Sydney)	SQ288	Fri, Sun	0935	2155	10h 20m (incl. 1 stop)	A350-900
Brisbane – Singapore	SQ288	Fri, Sun	2300	0500+(1)	8h	A350-900
Singapore – Melbourne	SQ217	Fri	1110	2035	7h 25m	A350-900
	SQ237	Sun	2355	0920(+1)	7h 25m	A350-900
Melbourne – Singapore	SQ238	Sat	0935	1525	7h 50m	A350-900
	SQ218	Mon	2350	0545(+1)	7h 55m	A350-900
Singapore – Perth	SQ223	(from 18 Aug) Tue, Sat, Sun	1005	1515	5h 10m	B787-10
Perth – Singapore	SQ214	(from 18 Aug) Tue, Sat, Sun	1635	2200	5h 25m	B787-10
Singapore – Sydney	SQ231	Mon, Tue, Sat	0045	1025	7h 40m	A350-900
	SQ288	Fri, Sun	0935	1915	7h 40m	A350-900
Sydney -Singapore	SQ232	Mon, Tue, Sat	1210	1840	8h 30m	A350-900
Sydney – Singapore (via Brisbane)	SQ288	Fri, Sun	2025	0500(+1)	10h 35m (incl. 1 stop)	A350- 900
Singapore – Auckland	SQ285	Mon*	2355	1330(+1)	9h 35m	A350-900
	SQ281	Wed, Fri*	0845	2220	9h 35m	A350-900
	SQ285	Sun*	1840	0815(+1)	9h 35m	A350-900
Auckland – Singapore	SQ282	Wed	2320	0610(+1)	10h 50m	A350-900
	SQ286	Tue, Thu, Sat#	1410	2100	10h 50m	A350-900
Singapore – Christchurch	SQ297	Sun*	2300	1240(+1)	9h 40m	A350-900
Christchurch – Singapore	SQ298	Tue#	0900	1550	10h 50m	A350-900

*Daylight savings start 27 Sep in New Zealand, flights will depart Singapore at the same time, but arrive one hour later in New Zealand local time.

#Daylight savings start 27 Sep in New Zealand, flights will depart New Zealand one hour later but arrive in Singapore at the same time local time.

Europe

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – London	SQ322	Daily	2330	0555(+1)	13h 25m	A350-900
London – Singapore	SQ317	Daily	1125	0730(+1)	13h 5m	A350-900
Singapore – Frankfurt	SQ26	Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun	2355	0645(+1)	12h 50m	A350-900
Frankfurt – Singapore	SQ25	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun	1230	0650(+1)	12h 20m	A350-900
Singapore – Zurich	SQ346	Wed, Fri, Sun	0125	0815	12h 50m	A350-900
Zurich – Singapore	SQ345	Mon, Thu, Sat	1145	0555(+1)	12h 10m	A350-900
Singapore – Amsterdam	SQ324	Tue, Thu, Sat	2355	0715(+1)	13h 20m	A350-900
Amsterdam – Singapore	SQ323	Mon, Thu, Sat	1115	0555(+1)	12h 40m	A350-900
Singapore – Milan -Barcelona	SQ378	Thu	2230	0745(+1)	15h 15m	A350-900
Barcelona – Milan – Singapore	SQ377	Sat	1040	0730(+1)	14h 50m	A350-900
Singapore – Copenhagen	SQ352	Thu	2350	0625(+1)	12h 50m	A350-900
Cophenhagen – Singapore	SQ351	Sat	1220	0620(+1)	12h	A350-900
Singapore – Paris	SQ336	Wed, Fri, Sun	0015	0735	13h 20m	A350-900
Paris – Singapore	SQ335	Mon, Thu, Sat	1200	0650(+1)	12h 50m	A350-900
Singapore – Milan	SQ378	Thu	2230	0510(+1)	12h 40m	A350-900
Milan – Singapore	SQ377	Sat	1330	0730(+1)	12h	A350-900
Singapore – Istanbul	SQ392	(from 26 Aug) Wed	2330	0630(+1)	12h	A350-900
Istanbul – Singapore	SQ391	(from 28 Aug) Fri	0005	1705(+1)	12h	A350-900

USA

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – Los Angeles	SQ38	Wed, Fri, Sun	1700	1755	15h 55m	A350-900
Los Angeles – Singapore	SQ37	Mon, Wed, Sat	0005	0815(+1)	17h 10m	A350-900

Silkair schedule

Silkair will be adding new destinations: Phnom Penh and Cebu (finally) in September, on top of its existing services to Chongqing, Kuala Lumpur and Medan.

Sector	Flight no.	Days operating	Dep	Arr	Duration	Aircraft
Singapore – Chongqing	MI972	Mon	0700	1135	4h 35m	B737-800
Chongqing – Singapore	MI971	Mon	1235	1730	4h 55m	B737-800
Singapore – Kuala Lumpur	MI324	Sat, Sun	0830	0930	1h	B737-800
	MI324	Tue, Thu	0920	1020	1h	B737-800
Kuala Lumpur – Singapore	MI323	Sat, Sun	1025	1125	1h	B737-800
	MI324	Tue, Thu	1110	1210	1h	B737-800
Singapore – Medan	MI234	Tue, Sun	0740	0800	1h 20m	B737-800
Medan – Singapore	MI233	Tue, Sun	0845	1105	1h 20m	B737-800
Singapore – Cebu	MI560	Tue, Sun	1030	1400	3h 30m	B737-800
Cebu – Singapore	MI559	Tue, Sun	1450	1835	3h 45m	B737-800
Singapore – Phnom Penh	MI608	Tue, Sun	1635	1730	1h 55m	B737-800
Phnom Penh – Singapore	MI607	Tue, Sun	1825	2125	2h	B737-800

Final thoughts

We are now into the sixth month – or half a year – of drastically reduced services, with many cities around the world still embattled with Covid-19.

If anything, anecdotal evidence points to flights being at best 30% filled – that means that even with a 7% of pre-Covid-19 schedule, the actual passenger movement is significantly lesser.

With many parts of the world seeing a second or even third wave, I won’t be surprised if these schedules go down at some point in time again, rather than up.