This brings the number of cities approved for transit flights through Singapore to 19 Singapore Airlines has begun allowing transit passengers originating from select European cities since Monday (29 Jun). The approved cities are: London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The airline group has also approved Taipei earlier this month, for passengers travelling on Scoot to and from the Chinese city. Singapore Airlines and Silkair customers travelling from these cities will now be able to connect through Singapore onwards to other destinations within the SIA, Silkair or Scoot network, if the tickets are booked on a single ticket. In line with the existing policies, customers will only be able to book return tickets provided both the origin and destination cities are on the approved list of cities for transit flights. For instance, if you are travelling between Sydney and Frankfurt, you can now book return tickets from either cities. However, if you are travelling from Frankfurt to Bangkok, you can only book a one-way ticket. Latest list of approved cities for transit flights As of 29 …

Passengers from China, Japan, and South Korea can now transit via Changi In another good turn of events, Singapore Airlines announced on 22 Jun that customers from China, Japan and South Korea can now travel via Singapore to any points on the SIA network, including destinations served by Silkair or Scoot. Singapore Airlines has earlier commenced transit facilities for passengers travelling from Australia and New Zealand since 11 Jun.  Tickets for these new transit flights have been made on sale since 23 Jun (Tue) on the Singapore Airlines website. Approved points of departure As of 23 Jun, these are the approved cities of origin where passengers are allowed to transit via Changi: Country City Served by Australia Adelaide Singapore Airlines Brisbane Singapore Airlines Melbourne Singapore AIrlines Perth Scoot Sydney Singapore Airlines China Chongqing Silkair Guangzhou Scoot Shanghai Singapore Airlines Hong Kong SAR Singapore Airlines / Scoot Japan Osaka Singapore Airlines Tokyo-Narita Singapore Airlines South Korea Seoul-Incheon Singapore Airlines New Zealand Auckland Singapore Airlines Christchurch Singapore Airlines Note that this list applies only for outbound journeys. …

Transit via Singapore only applicable for customers travelling one-way from seven cities in Australia and New Zealand Singapore Airlines announced Tuesday (11 Jun) that it has gotten regulatory approvals to facilitate transit journeys from a handful of cities in Australia and New Zealand. Singapore authorities have earlier announced that it will allow transit passengers once again from 2 Jun, subject to regulatory approval of airlines’ plans to manage these passengers. The onus was on airlines to submit a proposal in managing to health risks and segregating transit passengers away from departing passengers. Singapore Airlines transit-approved origin cities Customers travelling from the following cities will be allowed to transit in Singapore: Australia: Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth (on Scoot) Sydney New Zealand: Auckland Christchurch Note that the transit arrangement is only applicable one-way from Australia and New Zealand to any other SIA destinations. There is currently no transit arrangements for journeys via Singapore into Australia and New Zealand, so customers from anywhere else wanting to visit these two countries will have to find alternative routings. New Transit …