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  • Singapore Airlines and Silkair further expands network in December, January

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair further expands network in December, January

    New destinations include Dhaka, New York JFK and Penang

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair has published their schedules up to January 2021, with a published schedule to a total of 43 cities across 28 countries/territories.

    There are a handful of new destinations, including Bandar Seri Begawan, Dhaka and Johannesburg, on top of the previously announced non-stop service to New York JFK. All new services will begin in November.

    Silkair has some notably decreases in frequencies, such as to Cebu & Medan.

    Between Singapore Airlines and Silkair, the two carriers will operate about 1,500 flights in December & January each. Overall, the two airlines are flying at about 16% of its pre-Covid-19 capacity.

    Key changes

    Some of the key changes include:

    South Asia

    • SIA has commenced two weekly to Dhaka in November, which will increase to four times weekly from November.
    • Johannesburg services has commenced since November for three times a week.

    Southeast Asia

    • SIA will commence a weekly service to Bandar Seri Begawan. While the flight has an SQ flight number, it will be operated by Silkair.
    • SIA will commence daily services from Singapore to Bangkok. The return service will also be daily.
    • Services to and from Manila services will increase from two to five times weekly from December.
    • Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi remains one way services to Singapore in December & January, but with increased frequencies.

    North Asia

    • SIA will commence a weekly service to and from Shenzhen
    • Services to Hong Kong will increase from seven to 10 times weekly.
    • Services to Osaka will increase from two to five times weekly.
    • Services to Tokyo-Narita will increase to six times a week in December, and to daily in January 2021.
    • Seoul will be served six times weekly, up from five.

    Southwest Pacific

    • Brisbane gets two additional services a week as SQ245/SQ256, making it a total of four weekly non-stop service.
    • Services between Singapore and Melbourne increases from daily to 13 times a week.
    • Sydney services will increase from seven to 12 times a week, including the SQ288 Singapore-Sydney-Brisbane-Singapore triangular service.
    • Auckland services begins a sixth weekly service in December, up from five.

    Europe

    • Copenhagen gets an additional service for a total of two flights a week.
    • Services to and from Amsterdam increases to a daily service from December, up from three times weekly.

    Singapore Airlines schedule

    The full schedules for Singapore Airlines for December 2020 and January 2021 are as follow:

    Southeast Asia

    SectorFlight No.Days OperatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Bandar Seri BegawanSQ148Sun084010502h 10mB737-800
    Bandar Seri Begawan – SingaporeSQ147Sun115514052h 10mB737-800
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurSQ104Mon, Tue, Fri083009301hA350-900
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeSQ105Mon, Tue, Fri102511351h 10mA350-900
    Singapore – BangkokSQ976Daily152517002h 35mB787-10
    Bangkok – SingaporeSQ979Daily180521352h 30mB787-10
    Singapore – JakartaSQ964Daily172018051h 45mA350-900
    SQ956Mon, Wed, Fri093010151h 45mA350-900
    Jakarta – SingaporeSQ965Daily190021551h 50mA350-900
    SQ957Mon, Wed, Fri111514001h 45mA350-900
    Singapore – SurabayaSQ930Wed, Sat075009202h 30mA350-900
    Surabaya – SingaporeSQ931Wed, Sat101513352h 20mA350-900
    Singapore – ManilaSQ910Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun091512503h 35mA350-900
    Manila – SingaporeSQ917Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun140517503h 45mA350-900
    Hanoi – SingaporeSQ175Wed, Fri, Sun123517153h 40mA350-900
    Ho Chi Minh City – SingaporeSQ177Thu, Sat, Sun121515202h 5mB787-10

    North Asia

    SectorFlight No.Days OperatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – ShanghaiSQ830Mon095015055h 15mB787-10
    Shanghai – SingaporeSQ833Mon165022405h 50mB787-10
    Singapore – Shenzhen (New!)SQ846Sun072511203h 55m
    Shenzhen – Singapore (New!)SQ847Sun142018053h 45m
    Singapore – Hong KongSQ890Daily
    (Until 31 Dec)    		073511203h 35mB787-10
    SQ860(From 1 Jan)
    Daily    		082512254hB787-10
    SQ782Wed, Thu, Sat145018504h
    Hong Kong – SingaporeSQ891Daily
    (Until 31 Dec)    		123016304hB787-10
    SQ863(From 1 Jan)
    Daily    		141018104h B787-10
    SQ871Wed, Thu, Sat195523554h
    Singapore – SeoulSQ600Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun080515306h 25mA350-900
    Seoul – SingaporeSQ609Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun163522206h 45mA350-900
    Singapore – Tokyo NaritaSQ638Dec: Daily except Tue
    Jan: Daily    		005508307h 35mB787-10
    Tokyo Narita – SingaporeSQ637Dec: Daily except Tue
    Jan: Daily    		101017007h 50mB787-10
    Singapore – Osaka KansaiSQ622Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat144521506h 40mA350-900
    Osaka Kansai – SingaporeSQ623Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat23200510(+1)6h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – TaipeiSQ876Sat081012554h 45mB787-10
    SQ878Wed, Fri112516204h 55mB787-10
    Taipei – SingaporeSQ879Wed, Fri173522204h 45mB787-10
    SQ877Sat141018554h 45mB787-10

    Southwest Pacific

    SectorFlight No.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – AdelaideSQ279Mon, Thu23400905(+1)6h 55mA350-900
    Adelaide – SingaporeSQ278Tue, Fri103515107h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – Brisbane (via Sydney)SQ288Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		0935215510h 20m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    SQ288(From 25 Oct)
    Fri, Sun    		0935220510h 30m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    Singapore – BrisbaneSQ255Mon, Fri005510457h 55mA350-900
    SQ245Tue, Wed092519157h 50mA350-900
    Brisbane – SingaporeSQ288Fri, Sun23000505+(1)8h 5mA350-900
    SQ236Tue, Sat144520357h 50mA350-900
    SQ256Wed, Thu091015108hA350-900
    Singapore – MelbourneSQ217Daily111021257h 15mA350-900
    SQ237Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun002510507h 25mA350-900
    Melbourne – SingaporeSQ218(From 2 Dec) Daily003505157h 40mA350-900
    SQ228Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun164021207h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – PerthSQ223Tue, Sat, Sun100515205h 15mB787-10
    Perth – SingaporeSQ214Tue, Sat, Sun163521455h 10mB787-10
    Singapore – SydneySQ231Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat011512208h 5mA350-900
    SQ241Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun070517557h 50mA350-900
    SQ288Fri, Sun093520257h 50mA350-900
    Sydney -SingaporeSQ222Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat161021208h 10mA350-900
    SQ242Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun19100020(+1)8h 10mA350-900
    Sydney – Singapore (via Brisbane)SQ288Fri, Sun21350500(+1)10h 35m (incl. 1 stop)A350- 900
    Singapore – AucklandSQ283Sat235514509h 55mA350-900
    SQ281Wed, Thu, Fri084523359h 50mA350-900
    SQ285Mon, Sun18400935(+1)9h 55hA350-900
    Auckland – SingaporeSQ282Tue0120064510h 25mA350-900
    SQ286Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat1515205510h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – ChristchurchSQ297Tue, Thu, Sun23001350(+1)9h 50mA350-900
    Christchurch – SingaporeSQ298Tue, Thu, Sat1200174010h 40mA350-900

    West Asia & Africa

    SectorFlight No.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – DhakaSQ446Mon, Tue, Thu, Sun (until 26 Jan)194021504h 10mA350-900
    SQ44628, 31 Jan20352240(+1)4h 5mA350-900
    Dhaka – SingaporeSQ447Mon, Tue, Thu, Sun (until 26 Jan)234506004h 15mA350-900
    SQ44728, 31 Jan23550600(+1)4h 5mA350-900
    Singapore – JohannesburgSQ478Mon, Wed, Sat0130061010h 40mA350-900
    Johannesburg – SingaporeSQ479Tue, Thu, Sun13450610(+1)10h 25mA350-900

    Europe

    SectorFlight No.Days OperatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – CopenhagenSQ352Tue, Fri00300635(+1)12h 5mA350-900
    Copenhagen – SingaporeSQ351Wed, Sat12300730(+1)12hA350-900
    Singapore – ParisSQ336Wed, Fri, Sun00150715(+1)14hA350-900
    Paris – SingaporeSQ335Mon, Thu, Sat11000635(+1)12h 35mA350-900
    Singapore – FrankfurtSQ26Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun23550620(+1)13h 25mA350-900
    Frankfurt- SingaporeSQ25Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun11400650(+1)12h 10mA350-900
    Singapore – Milan – BarcelonaSQ378Thu2300MXP: 0510(+1)
    BCN: 0745(+1)    		SIN-MXP: 13h 10m
    SIN-BCN: 14h 45m    		A350-900
    Barcelona – Milan – SingaporeSQ377SatBCN: 1040
    MXP: 1330    		0825(+1)BCN-SIN: 14h 45m
    MXP-SIN: 11h 55m    		A350-900
    Singapore – ZurichSQ346Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun0130075013h 20mA350-900
    Zurich – SingaporeSQ345Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat10350600(+1)12h 25mA350-900
    Singapore – AmsterdamSQ324Daily23550645(+1)13h 50mA350-900
    Amsterdam – SingaporeSQ323Daily10250555(+1)12h 30mA350-900
    Singapore – LondonSQ322Daily23450555(+1)13h 10mA350-900
    SQ308Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat0900152013h 20m A350-900
    London – SingaporeSQ317Daily10550750(+1)12h 55mA350-900
    SQ319Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun20351730(+1)12h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – IstanbulSQ392Wed0150082511h 35mA350-900
    Istanbul – SingaporeSQ391Fri14250545(+1)11h 20mA350-900

    USA

    SectorFlight No.Days OperatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Los AngelesSQ38Wed, Fri, Sun1750170015h 10mA350-900
    Los Angeles – SingaporeSQ37Tue, Fri, Sun22250815(+1)17h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – New York JFK (New!)SQ24Mon, Wed, Sat0225073018h 5mA350-900
    New York JFK – Singapore (New!)SQ23Mon, Wed, Fri22300610(+1)18h 40mA350-900

    Silkair schedule

    Silkair will be adding new destinations from November: Penang, Danang, Male and Kathmandu.

    The other key changes from December are:

    • Phnom Penh: increase from two to three services a week
    • Medan: decrease from three to two services a week
    • Cebu: decrease from two to one service a week
    SectorFlight No.Days OperatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – ChongqingMI972Mon0700
    0700    		1135
    1140    		4h 35m
    4h 40m    		B737-800
    Chongqing – SingaporeMI971Mon1235
    1240    		1730
    1725    		4h 55m
    4h 45m    		B737-800
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurMI324Sat, Sun083009301hB737-800
    MI324Wed, Thu092010201hB737-800
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeMI323Sat, Sun102511251hB737-800
    MI324Wed, Thu111012101hB737-800
    Singapore – Penang (New!)MI348Tue, Sun100011251h 25mB737-800
    Penang – Singapore (New!)MI347Tue, Sun121513401h 25mB737-800
    Singapore – MedanMI234Tue 074008001h 20mB737-800
    MI238Fri190019201h 20mB737-800
    Medan – SingaporeMI233Tue084011201h 40mB737-800
    MI237Fri200522351h 30mB737-800
    Singapore – CebuMI560Sun092513203h 55mB737-800
    Cebu – SingaporeMI559Sun142518304h 5mB737-800
    Singapore – Phnom PenhMI608Tue, Sat, Sun163017352h 5mB737-800
    Phnom Penh – SingaporeMI607Tue, Sat, Sun183521352hB737-800
    Danang – Singapore (New!)MI631Sun115015503hB737-800
    Singapore – Male (New!)MI482Tue100511504h 45mB737-800
    MI486Sat203522104h 35mB737-800
    Male – Singapore (New!)MI481Tue125520454h 50mB737-800
    MI485Sat23200655(+1)4h 35mB737-800
    Singapore – Kathmandu (New!)MI412Sun091512104h 55mB737-800
    Kathmandu – Singapore (New!)MI411Sun131020205h 10mB737-800

    Final thoughts

    The schedules that SIA has put out continue to climb upwards, although this continues to be a slow and steady hike. There are certainly some very interesting developments, including the recommencement of services to Male & Kathmandu, which almost certainly point towards SIA posturing themselves towards capturing as much transit/transfer traffic as they can from across the greater Asia region.

    All eyes are on Hong Kong right now, with details of the Air Travel Bubble to be announced soon. It’s likely that SIA made further calibrate its service to Hong Kong, depending on regulatory requirements, as well as demand for Hong Kong services that doesn’t fall within the ATB arrangements.

    With no signs of any leisure travel market happening among Asia Pacific countries as of now, a faster pick-up of flight frequencies is unlikely in the coming months. We can only hope that green-lane arrangements are announced soon for leisure travel.

  • Singapore Airlines and Silkair increases frequency in October, November

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair increases frequency in October, November

    At least five cities: Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Sydney and London get daily services from November.

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair has published their schedules up to November, with a published schedule to a total of 34 cities across 23 countries/territories.

    This is the furthest horizon the airline has published its post-coronavirus schedules, as it has previously updated its reduced schedules only about four weeks in advance.

    There is only one new route – Surabaya – published up to November, with Singapore Airlines and Silkair serving a total of 34 destinations. Overall, the two airlines are flying at about 11% of its pre-Covid-19 capacity.

    Between Singapore Airlines and Silkair, the two carriers will operate about 1,000 flights in November.

    Key changes

    Some of the key changes include:

    Southeast Asia

    • Jakarta services will maintain daily services in October, but will increase from 7 times to 10 times weekly in November.
    • SIA will mount a twice-weekly service to Surabaya, using the B777-300 aircraft and later A330-300.
    • Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi remains one way services to Singapore in October.

    North Asia

    • Seoul will be served five times weekly, up from three.

    Southwest Pacific

    • Brisbane gets a non-stop service in November, flying direct twice a week. This is on top of the one-stop service via Sydney.
    • Melbourne to Singapore resumes with only a weekly service in October, while there are no flights available for booking from Singapore to Melbourne. SIA is tentatively planning for a 7 times a week service in November in both directions.
    • Auckland services begins a fifth weekly service in November, up from four.
    • Services to Christchurch will increase to thrice weekly in October.

    Europe

    • Services to London (Heathrow) will increase to 9 times a week in September and then 12 times a week from October.

    Singapore Airlines schedule

    The full schedules for Singapore Airlines for October & November are as follow:

    Southeast Asia

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurSQ104Mon, Wed, Fri083009301hA350-900
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeSQ105Mon, Wed, Fri102511351h 10mA350-900
    Bangkok – SingaporeSQ979Tue, Sat, Sun
    (until 23 Oct)    		183021552h 25mB787-10
    SQ979(from 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sat, Sun    		180521352h 30mB787-10
    Singapore – JakartaSQ964Daily172018051h 45mA350-900
    SQ956(from 1 Nov)
    Mon, Wed, Fri    		093010151h 45mA350-900
    Jakarta – SingaporeSQ965Daily
    (until 24 Oct)    		190021501h 50mA350-900
    SQ965(from 25 Oct)
    Daily    		201521551h 55mA350-900
    SQ957(from 1 Nov)
    Mon, Wed, Fri    		111514001h 45mA350-900
    Singapore – SurabayaSQ931Wed, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		075009052h 15mA350-900
    SQ931(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Sat    		075009202h 30mA350-900
    Surabaya – SingaporeSQ930Wed, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		101013302h 20mA350-900
    (From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Sat    		101513352h 20mA350-900
    Singapore – ManilaSQ910Tue, Sun
    (until 20 Oct)    		093013053h 35mA350-900
    SQ910(from 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sun    		091512503h 35m
    Manila – SingaporeSQ917Tue, Sun
    (until 20 Oct)    		141517553h 40mA350-900
    SQ917(from 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sun    		140517503h 45m
    Hanoi – SingaporeSQ175Fri
    (until 23 Oct)    		123517053h 30mA350-900
    SQ175(from 30 Oct)
    Fri    		123517153h 40m
    Ho Chi Minh City – SingaporeSQ177Thu, Sun
    (until 22 Oct)    		123015302hB787-10
    SQ177(from 25 Oct)
    Thu, Sun    		121515202h 5m

    North Asia

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – SeoulSQ600Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
    (until 24 Oct)    		080015356h 35mA350-900
    SQ600(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat Sun    		080515306h 25mA350-900
    Seoul – SingaporeSQ609Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
    (until 24 Oct)    		164522006h 15mA350-900
    SQ609(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat Sun    		163522206h 45mA350-900
    Singapore – Tokyo NaritaSQ638Mon, Wed, Sun
    (until 21 Oct)    		002508307h 5mB787-10
    SQ638(From 25 Oct)
    Mon, Wed, Sun    		002007556h 35mB787-10
    Tokyo Narita – SingaporeSQ637Mon, Wed, Sun
    (until 21 Oct)    		101016207h 10mB787-10
    SQ637(From 25 Oct)
    Mon, Wed, Sun    		094016307h 40mB787-10
    Singapore – Osaka KansaiSQ622Wed, Fri
    (Until 24 Oct)    		143022106h 40mA350-900
    SQ622(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Fri    		144521506h 5mA350-900
    Osaka Kansai – SingaporeSQ623Wed, Fri
    (Until 24 Oct)    		23250440(+1)6h 15mA350-900
    SQ623(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Fri    		23200510(+1)6h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – ShanghaiSQ830Mon
    (Until 19 Oct)    		093015055h 35mB787-10
    SQ830(From 26 Oct)
    Mon    		092014355h 15mB787-10
    Shanghai – SingaporeSQ833Mon
    (Until 19 Oct)    		165022205h 30mB787-10
    SQ830(From 26 Oct)
    Mon    		162522155h 50mB787-10
    Singapore – Hong KongSQ890Daily
    (Until 24 Oct)    		072511203h 55mB787-10
    SQ890(From 25 Oct)
    Daily    		073511203h 45mB787-10
    Hong Kong – SingaporeSQ891Daily
    (Until 24 Oct)    		122516203h 55mB787-10
    SQ891(From 25 Oct)
    Daily    		123016304h B787-10
    Singapore – TaipeiSQ878Wed, Fri
    (Until 23 Oct)    		114516404h 55mB787-10
    SQ876Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		082013104h 50mB787-10
    SQ878(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Fri    		112516204h 55mB787-10
    SQ876(From 31 Oct)
    Sat    		081012554h 45mB787-10
    Taipei – SingaporeSQ879Wed, Fri
    (Until 23 Oct)    		174522154h 30mB787-10
    SQ877Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		142018554h 35mB787-10
    SQ879(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Fri    		173522204h 45mB787-10
    SQ877(From 31 Oct)
    Sat    		141018554h 45mB787-10

    Southwest Pacific

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – AdelaideSQ279Mon
    (Until 19 Oct)    		23100725(+1)*6h 45mA350-900
    SQ277Tue
    (Until 20 Oct)    		08301645(+1)*6h 45mA350-900
    SQ27926 Oct &
    (From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Thu    		23400905(+1)6h 55mA350-900
    Adelaide – SingaporeSQ278Tue
    (Until 20 Oct)    		0910^15107h 30mA350-900
    SQ27827 Oct &
    (From 3 Nov)
    Tue, Fri    		103515107h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – Brisbane (via Sydney)SQ288Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		0935215510h 20m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    SQ288(From 25 Oct)
    Fri, Sun    		0935220510h 30m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    Singapore – BrisbaneSQ255(From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Fri    		005510457h 55mA350-900
    Brisbane – SingaporeSQ288Fri, Sun23000500+(1)8hA350-900
    SQ236Tue, Sat144520357h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – MelbourneSQ21730 Oct &
    (From 1 Nov)
    Fri, Sat, Sun    		111020357h 25mA350-900
    SQ23725 Oct23551020(+1)7h 25mA350-900
    SQ237(From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu    		002510507h 25mA350-900
    Melbourne – SingaporeSQ238Saturdays:
    3 Oct
    10, 17, 24 Oct
    31 Oct
    0935
    1035
    1035
    1525
    1525
    1515
    7h 50m
    7h 50m
    7h 40m    		A350-900
    SQ218(From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Sat, Sun    		003505157h 40mA350-900
    SQ228(From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu    		164021207h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – PerthSQ223Tue, Sat, Sun
    (Until 24 Oct)    		100515155h 10mB787-10
    SQ223(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sat, Sun    		100515205h 15mB787-10
    Perth – SingaporeSQ214Tue, Sat, Sun
    (Until 24 Oct)    		163522005h 25mB787-10
    SQ214(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sat, Sun    		163521455h 10mB787-10
    Singapore – SydneySQ231Mon, Tue, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		00451025*7h 40mA350-900
    SQ288Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		09351915*7h 40mA350-900
    SQ23126, 27 & 31 Oct;
    (From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat    		004511508h 5mA350-900
    SQ288(From 25 Oct)
    Fri, Sun    		093520257h 50mA350-900
    Sydney -SingaporeSQ232Mon, Tue, Sat
    (Until 29 Sep)    		121018408h 30mA350-900
    SQ222(From 3 to 24 Oct)
    Mon, Tue, Sat    		1500^21208h 20mA350-900
    SQ22226, 27 & 31 Oct
    (From 2 Nov)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat    		161021208h 10mA350-900
    Sydney – Singapore (via Brisbane)SQ288Fri, Sun2025^0500(+1)10h 35m (incl. 1 stop)A350- 900
    Singapore – AucklandSQ283Mon
    (Until 24 Oct)    		23551330(+1)@9h 35mA350-900
    SQ283(From 31 Oct)
    Mon    		235514509h 55mA350-900
    SQ281Wed, Fri
    (Until 23 Oct)    		08452220@9h 35mA350-900
    SQ281(From 28 Oct)
    Wed, Fri    		084523359h 50mA350-900
    SQ285Sun
    (Until 18 Oct)    		18400815(+1)@9h 35mA350-900
    SQ28525 Oct &
    (From 1 Nov)
    Mon, Sun    		18400935(+1)9h 55hA350-900
    Auckland – SingaporeSQ282Wednesdays:
    7, 14, 21 Sep    		23200610(+1)10h 50mA350-900
    SQ282Thursdays:
    29 Sep; 6, 13, 20 Oct    		00200610(+1)10h 50mA350-900
    SQ282(From 27 Oct)
    Tue    		0120064510h 25mA350-900
    SQ286Tue, Thu, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		1410#210010h 50mA350-900
    SQ28627, 29, 31 Oct &
    (From 3 Nov)
    Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat    		1515205510h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – ChristchurchSQ297(From 6 to 27 Sep)
    Thu, Sun
    (From 1 to 22 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Sun    		23001240(+1)*9h 40mA350-900
    (From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Sun    		23001350(+1)9h 50mA350-900
    Christchurch – SingaporeSQ298(From 8 to 29 Sep)
    Tue, Sat
    (From 3 to 24 oct)
    Tue, Thu, Sat    		1050#174010h 50mA350-900
    SQ298(From 27 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Sat    		1200174010h 40mA350-900

    *Daylight savings start 4 Oct in South Australia (Adelaide) & New South Wales (Sydney), flights will depart Singapore at the same time, but arrive one hour later in Adelaide/Sydney local time.

    ^Daylight savings start 4 Oct in South Australia (Adelaide) & New South Wales (Sydney), flights will depart Adelaide/Sydney one hour later, but arrive in Singapore at the same time local time.

    @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

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – LondonSQ322Daily
    (Until 23 Oct)    		23300555(+1)13h 25mA350-900
    SQ322(From 24 Oct)
    Daily    		23450555(+1)13h 10mA350-900
    SQ308(From 9 to 30 Sep)
    Wed, Fri
    (From 2 to 24 Oct)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat    		0900154013h 40mA350-900
    SQ308(From 26 Oct)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat    		0900152013h 20m A350-900
    London – SingaporeSQ317Daily
    (Until 24 Oct)    		11250730(+1)13h 5mA350-900
    SQ317(From 25 Oct)
    Daily    		10550750(+1)12h 55mA350-900
    SQ319(From 9 to 30 Sep)
    Wed, Fri
    (From 2 to 24 Oct)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat    		20501655(+1)13h 5mA350-900
    SQ319(From 26 Oct)
    Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat    		20351730(+1)12h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – FrankfurtSQ26Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
    (Until 24 Oct)    		23550645(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    SQ26(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun    		23550620(+1)13h 25mA350-900
    Frankfurt – SingaporeSQ25Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
    (Until 24 Oct)    		12300650(+1)12h 20mA350-900
    SQ25(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun    		11400650(+1)12h 10mA350-900
    Singapore – ZurichSQ346Wed, Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		0125081512h 50mA350-900
    SQ346(From 25 Oct)
    Wed, Fri, Sun    		0130075013h 20mA350-900
    Zurich – SingaporeSQ345Mon, Thu, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		11450555(+1)12h 10mA350-900
    SQ345(From 26 Oct)
    Mon, Thu, Sat    		10350600(+1)12h 25mA350-900
    Singapore – AmsterdamSQ324Tue, Thu, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		23550715(+1)
    24 Oct: 0615(+1)    		13h 20mA350-900
    SQ324(From 27 Oct)
    Tue, Thu, Sat    		23550645(+1)13h 50mA350-900
    Amsterdam – SingaporeSQ323Mon, Thu, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		11150555(+1)12h 40mA350-900
    SQ323(From 26 Oct)
    Mon, Thu, Sat    		10250555(+1)12h 30mA350-900
    Singapore – Milan -BarcelonaSQ378Thu
    (Until 22 Oct)    		22300745(+1)15h 15mA350-900
    SQ378(From 29 Oct)
    Thu    		23000745(+1)14h 45mA350-900
    Barcelona – Milan – SingaporeSQ377Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		10400730(+1)14h 50mA350-900
    SQ377(From 31 Oct)
    Sat    		10400825(+1)14h 45mA350-900
    Singapore – CopenhagenSQ352Thu
    (Until 22 Oct)    		23500625(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    SQ352(From 30 Oct)
    Fri    		00300635(+1)13h 5mA350-900
    Cophenhagen – SingaporeSQ351Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		12200620(+1)12hA350-900
    SQ351(From 31 Oct)
    Sat    		12300730(+1)12hA350-900
    Singapore – ParisSQ336Wed, Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		0015073513h 20mA350-900
    SQ336(From 25 Oct)
    Wed, Fri, Sun    		0015071514hA350-900
    Paris – SingaporeSQ335Mon, Thu, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		12000650(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    SQ335(From 26 Oct)
    Mon, Thu, Sat    		10400615(+1)12h35mA350-900
    Singapore – MilanSQ378Thu
    (Until 22 Oct)    		22300510(+1)12h 40mA350-900
    SQ378(From 29 Oct)
    Thu    		23000510(+1)13h 10mA350-900
    Milan – SingaporeSQ377Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		13300730(+1)12hA350-900
    SQ377(From 31 Oct)
    Sat    		13300825(+1)11h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – IstanbulSQ392Wed
    (Until 21 Oct)    		23300630(+1)12hA350-900
    SQ392(From 28 Oct)
    Wed    		23300730(+1)13hA350-900
    Istanbul – SingaporeSQ391Fri
    (Until 23 Oct)    		00051705(+1)12hA350-900
    SQ391(From 30 Oct)
    Fri    		00051635(+1)11h 30mA350-900

    USA

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Los AngelesSQ38Wed, Fri, Sun
    (Until 23 Oct)    		1700175515h 55mA350-900
    SQ3825, 28 & 30 Oct1940195016h 40mA350-900
    SQ38(From 1 Nov)
    Wed, Fri, Sun    		1940185016h 40mA350-900
    Los Angeles – SingaporeSQ37Mon, Wed, Sat
    (Until 24 Oct)    		00050815(+1)17h 10mA350-900
    SQ3725, 27 & 30 Oct23250815(+1)17h 50mA350-900
    SQ37(From 1 Nov)
    Tue, Fri, Sun    		22250815(+1)17h 50mA350-900

    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.

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – ChongqingMI972Mon0700
    0700    		1135
    1140    		4h 35m
    4h 40m    		B737-800
    Chongqing – SingaporeMI971Mon1235
    1240    		1730
    1725    		4h 55m
    4h 45m    		B737-800
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurMI324Sat, Sun083009301hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu092010201hB737-800
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeMI323Sat, Sun102511251hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu111012101hB737-800
    Singapore – MedanMI234Tue, Sun074008001h 20mB737-800
    MI238(From 18 Sep)
    Fri    		190019201h 20mB737-800
    Medan – SingaporeMI233Tue, Sun084511051h 20mB737-800
    MI237(From 18 Sep)
    Fri    		200522201h 15mB737-800
    Singapore – CebuMI560Tue, Sun
    (Until 20 Oct)    		103014003h 30mB737-800
    MI560(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sun    		092513203h 55mB737-800
    Cebu – SingaporeMI559Tue, Sun
    (Until 20 Oct)    		145018353h 45mB737-800
    MI559(From 25 Oct)
    Tue, Sun    		142518304h 5mB737-800
    Singapore – Phnom PenhMI608Tue, Sun163517301h 55mB737-800
    Phnom Penh – SingaporeMI607Tue, Sun182521252hB737-800

    Final thoughts

    With schedules inching up above the 10% of pre-crisis levels, the month-on-month increase is encouraging for the industry and for travellers, although a full recovery will probably take a couple of years.

    With no signs of any leisure travel market happening among Asia Pacific countries as of now, a faster pick-up of flight frequencies is unlikely in the coming months. We can only hope that green-lane arrangements are announced soon for leisure travel.

  • Singapore Airlines to start operating Boeing 737s from 2021

    Singapore Airlines to start operating Boeing 737s from 2021

    But the lie-flat business class seats will have to wait for now

    Singapore Airlines will begin operating Silkair’s Boeing 737-800 fleet from early 2021. The commencement is ‘slated to happen between January and March 2021’, Singapore Airlines reportedly told Executive Traveller in a report.

    On top of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, Singapore Airlines will also add 737-NG aircraft type to its fleet, providing the company with more flexibility to navigate through the recovery period.

    Lie-flat business class seats on hold for now

    According to Executive Traveller, the flag carrier is however not rolling out the lie-flat business class seats as yet.

    The airline was planning to upgrade the recliner seats on Silkair’s Boeing 737-800 to the lie-flat Vantage model made by Thompson Aero. This will bring the premium cabin experience in line with the wide-body fleet, providing a more consistent offering across the airline.

    The Vantage seat will be laid out in with either one or two seats on each side of the aisle, with the number of seats alternating between each row. Singapore Airlines is likely to keep the number of business class seats on each aircraft at 12, similar to what it currently offers.

    Likely layout for Singapore Airlines’ 737 business class cabin

    Singapore Airlines was also going to install seatback screens for all the narrow-body aircraft, which is also likely going to take a while now in view of Covid-19.

    Final thoughts

    This transition into Singapore Airlines has taken quite a long road, with the first announcement made some time back in late-2018. Over the past year and more, Singapore Airlines has made moves towards consolidating its operations, including integrating some backend functions. More notably, the website was earlier merged into Singapore Airlines’ website since April 2019.

    While we await the first Singapore Airlines painted Boeing 737-800 aircraft to formally join the family, here’s one of the Boeing 737 MAX that was previously painted, as it remains grounded until the approval is given for it to take to the skies again.

    Boeing 737 MAX in Singapore Airlines livery (credit: Joe G. Walker)
  • Singapore Airlines and Silkair add four destinations in September

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair add four destinations in September

    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

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurSQ104Mon, Wed, Fri083009301hA350-900
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeSQ105Mon, Wed, Fri102511351h 10mA350-900
    Bangkok – SingaporeSQ979Tue, Sat, Sun183021552h 25mB787-10
    Singapore – JakartaSQ966Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun183019201h 50mA350-900
    Jakarta – SingaporeSQ967Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun201523051h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – ManilaSQ910Tue, Sun093013053h 35mA350-900
    Manila – SingaporeSQ917Tue, Sun141517553h 40mA350-900
    Hanoi – SingaporeSQ175Fri123517053h 30mA350-900
    Ho Chi Minh City – SingaporeSQ177Thu, Sun123015302hB787-10

    North Asia

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – SeoulSQ600Wed, Sat, Sun080015356h 35mA350-900
    Seoul – SingaporeSQ609Wed, Sat, Sun164522006h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – Tokyo NaritaSQ638Mon, Wed, Sun002508307h 5mB787-10
    Tokyo Narita – SingaporeSQ637Mon, Wed, Sun101016207h 10mB787-10
    Singapore – Osaka KansaiSQ622Wed, Fri143022106h 40mA350-900
    Osaka Kansai – SingaporeSQ623Wed, Fri23250440(+1)6h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – ShanghaiSQ830Mon093015055h 35mB787-10
    Shanghai – SingaporeSQ833Mon165022205h 30mB787-10
    Singapore – Hong KongSQ890Daily072511203h 55mB787-10
    Hong Kong – SingaporeSQ891Daily122516203h 55mB787-10
    Singapore – TaipeiSQ878Wed, Fri114516404h 55mB787-10
    SQ876Sat082013104h 50mB787-10
    Taipei – SingaporeSQ879Wed, Fri174522154h 30mB787-10
    SQ877Sat142018554h 35mB787-10

    Southwest Pacific

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – AdelaideSQ279Mon23400755(+1)6h 45mA350-900
    Adelaide – SingaporeSQ278Tue091015107h 30mA350-900
    Singapore – Brisbane (via Sydney)SQ288Fri, Sun0935215510h 20m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    Brisbane – SingaporeSQ288Fri, Sun23000500+(1)8hA350-900
    Singapore – MelbourneSQ217Fri111020357h 25mA350-900
    SQ237Sun23550920(+1)7h 25mA350-900
    Melbourne – SingaporeSQ238Sat093515257h 50mA350-900
    SQ218Mon23500545(+1)7h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – PerthSQ223(from 18 Aug)
    Tue, Sat, Sun    		100515155h 10mB787-10
    Perth – SingaporeSQ214(from 18 Aug) Tue, Sat, Sun163522005h 25mB787-10
    Singapore – SydneySQ231Mon, Tue, Sat004510257h 40mA350-900
    SQ288Fri, Sun093519157h 40mA350-900
    Sydney -SingaporeSQ232Mon, Tue, Sat121018408h 30mA350-900
    Sydney – Singapore (via Brisbane)SQ288Fri, Sun20250500(+1)10h 35m (incl. 1 stop)A350- 900
    Singapore – AucklandSQ285Mon*23551330(+1)9h 35mA350-900
    SQ281Wed, Fri*084522209h 35mA350-900
    SQ285Sun*18400815(+1)9h 35mA350-900
    Auckland – SingaporeSQ282Wed23200610(+1)10h 50mA350-900
    SQ286Tue, Thu, Sat#1410210010h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – ChristchurchSQ297Sun*23001240(+1)9h 40mA350-900
    Christchurch – SingaporeSQ298Tue#0900155010h 50mA350-900

    *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

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – LondonSQ322Daily23300555(+1)13h 25mA350-900
    London – SingaporeSQ317Daily11250730(+1)13h 5mA350-900
    Singapore – FrankfurtSQ26Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun23550645(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    Frankfurt – SingaporeSQ25Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun12300650(+1)12h 20mA350-900
    Singapore – ZurichSQ346Wed, Fri, Sun0125081512h 50mA350-900
    Zurich – SingaporeSQ345Mon, Thu, Sat11450555(+1)12h 10mA350-900
    Singapore – AmsterdamSQ324Tue, Thu, Sat23550715(+1)13h 20mA350-900
    Amsterdam – SingaporeSQ323Mon, Thu, Sat11150555(+1)12h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – Milan -BarcelonaSQ378Thu22300745(+1)15h 15mA350-900
    Barcelona – Milan – SingaporeSQ377Sat10400730(+1)14h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – CopenhagenSQ352Thu23500625(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    Cophenhagen – SingaporeSQ351Sat12200620(+1)12hA350-900
    Singapore – ParisSQ336Wed, Fri, Sun0015073513h 20mA350-900
    Paris – SingaporeSQ335Mon, Thu, Sat12000650(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – MilanSQ378Thu22300510(+1)12h 40mA350-900
    Milan – SingaporeSQ377Sat13300730(+1)12hA350-900
    Singapore – IstanbulSQ392(from 26 Aug) Wed23300630(+1)12hA350-900
    Istanbul – SingaporeSQ391(from 28 Aug) Fri00051705(+1)12hA350-900

    USA

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Los AngelesSQ38Wed, Fri, Sun1700175515h 55mA350-900
    Los Angeles – SingaporeSQ37Mon, Wed, Sat00050815(+1)17h 10mA350-900

    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.

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – ChongqingMI972Mon070011354h 35mB737-800
    Chongqing – SingaporeMI971Mon123517304h 55mB737-800
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurMI324Sat, Sun083009301hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu092010201hB737-800
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeMI323Sat, Sun102511251hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu111012101hB737-800
    Singapore – MedanMI234Tue, Sun074008001h 20mB737-800
    Medan – SingaporeMI233Tue, Sun084511051h 20mB737-800
    Singapore – CebuMI560Tue, Sun103014003h 30mB737-800
    Cebu – SingaporeMI559Tue, Sun145018353h 45mB737-800
    Singapore – Phnom PenhMI608Tue, Sun163517301h 55mB737-800
    Phnom Penh – SingaporeMI607Tue, Sun182521252hB737-800

    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.

  • Singapore Airlines and Silkair to operate over 600 flights in August 2020

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair to operate over 600 flights in August 2020

    No new destinations for the month; Singapore Airlines and Silkair operating at 7% of previous year’s capacity.

    Singapore Airlines and Silkair has published their schedules for August, operating to a total of 27 cities across 18 countries/territories.

    There are no new destinations for the month, but the Group has published some increased frequencies on some routes. A total of just 612 flights will be flown in August, barring any changes in the coming weeks.

    Key changes

    Some of the key changes include:

    Southeast Asia

    • Kuala Lumpur will be served daily, although flights are split between SIA and Silkair through the week
    • Singapore-Bangkok services will not carry passengers on the outbound sector
    • Singapore-Manila services will now carry passengers in both directions

    North Asia

    • Osaka services will be doubled to twice a week

    Southwest Pacific

    • Services from Singapore to Melbourne will not carry passengers up to 7 Aug owing to a second lockdown currently in place

    Europe

    • London moves to a daily service in August
    • Amsterdam and Paris increase services from 2 to 3 times weekly
    • Frankfurt will move up from 3 flights a week to 5

    Singapore Airlines schedule

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

    Southeast Asia

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurSQ104Mon, Wed, Fri083009301hA350-900
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeSQ105Mon, Wed, Fri102511351h 10mA350-900
    Bangkok – SingaporeSQ979Tue, Sat, Sun183021552h 25mB787-10
    Singapore – JakartaSQ966Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun183019201h 50mA350-900
    Jakarta – SingaporeSQ967Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun201523051h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – ManilaSQ910Tue, Sun093013053h 35mA350-900
    Manila – SingaporeSQ917Tue, Sun141517553h 40mA350-900
    Hanoi – SingaporeSQ175Fri123517053h 30mA350-900
    Ho Chi Minh City – SingaporeSQ177Thu, Sun123015302hB787-10

    North Asia

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – SeoulSQ600Wed, Sun080015356h 35mA350-900
    Seoul – SingaporeSQ609Wed, Sun164522006h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – Tokyo NaritaSQ638Mon, Wed, Sun002508307h 5mB787-10
    Tokyo Narita – SingaporeSQ637Mon, Wed, Sun101016207h 10mB787-10
    Singapore – Osaka KansaiSQ622Wed, Fri143022106h 40mA350-900
    Osaka Kansai – SingaporeSQ623Wed, Fri23250440(+1)6h 15mA350-900
    Singapore – ShanghaiSQ830Mon093015055h 35mB787-10
    Shanghai – SingaporeSQ833Mon165022205h 30mB787-10
    Singapore – Hong KongSQ890Wed, Thu, Sat072511203h 55mB787-10
    Hong Kong – SingaporeSQ891Wed, Thu, Sat122516203h 55mB787-10

    Southwest Pacific

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – AdelaideSQ279Mon23400755(+1)6h 45mA350-900
    Adelaide – SingaporeSQ278Tue091015107h 30mA350-900
    Singapore – Brisbane (via Sydney)SQ288Tue, Fri0935215510h 20m
    (incl. 1 stop)    		A350-900
    Brisbane – SingaporeSQ288Fri, Sun23000500+(1)8hA350-900
    Singapore – MelbourneSQ217(From 14 Aug) Fri111020357h 25mA350-900
    SQ237(From 8 Aug) Sat23550920(+1)7h 25mA350-900
    Melbourne – SingaporeSQ238Sat093515257h 50mA350-900
    SQ218Sun23500545(+1)7h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – SydneySQ231Mon, Tue, Sat004510257h 40mA350-900
    SQ288Fri, Sun093519157h 40mA350-900
    Sydney -SingaporeSQ232Mon, Tue, Sat121018408h 30mA350-900
    Sydney – Singapore (via Brisbane)SQ288Fri, Sun20250500(+1)10h 35m (incl. 1 stop)A350- 900
    Singapore – AucklandSQ285Mon23551330(+1)9h 35mA350-900
    SQ281Wed, Fri084522209h 35mA350-900
    Auckland – SingaporeSQ282Wed23200610(+1)10h 50mA350-900
    SQ286Thu, Sat1515220510h 50mA350-900
    Singapore – ChristchurchSQ297Sun23001240(+1)9h 40mA350-900
    Christchurch – SingaporeSQ298Tue0900155010h 50mA350-900

    Europe

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – LondonSQ322Daily23300555(+1)13h 25mA350-900
    London – SingaporeSQ317Daily11250730(+1)13h 5mA350-900
    Singapore – FrankfurtSQ26Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun23550645(+1)12h 50mA350-900
    Frankfurt – SingaporeSQ25Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun12300650(+1)12h 20mA350-900
    Singapore – ZurichSQ346Wed, Fri, Sun0125081512h 50mA350-900
    Zurich – SingaporeSQ345Mon, Thu, Sat11450555(+1)12h 10mA350-900
    Singapore – AmsterdamSQ324Tue, Thu, Sat23550715(+1)13h 20mA350-900
    Amsterdam – SingaporeSQ323Mon, Thu, Sat11150555(+1)12h 40mA350-900
    Singapore – BarcelonaSQ388Thu23350655(+1)13h 20mA350-900
    Barcelona – SingaporeSQ387Sat12050700(+1)12h 55mA350-900
    Singapore – CopenhagenSQ352Thu23500625(+1)12h 35mA350-900
    Cophenhagen – SingaporeSQ351Sat12200620(+1)12hA350-900
    Singapore – ParisSQ336Wed, Fri, Sun0015073513h 20mA350-900
    Paris – SingaporeSQ335Mon, Thu, Sat12000650(+1)12h 50mA350-900

    USA

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – Los AngelesSQ38Wed, Fri, Sun1940203515h 55mA350-900
    Los Angeles – SingaporeSQ37Mon, Wed, Sat00050815(+1)17h 10mA350-900

    Silkair schedule

    Silkair has retained the same load of flights, serving Chongqing, Kuala Lumpur and Medan.

    [Update 8 July] Flights to Cebu was originally planned, but subsequently cancelled.

    SectorFlight no.Days operatingDepArrDurationAircraft
    Singapore – ChongqingMI972Mon070011354h 35mB737-800
    Chongqing – SingaporeMI971Mon123517304h 55mB737-800
    Singapore – Kuala LumpurMI324Sat, Sun083009301hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu092010201hB737-800
    Kuala Lumpur – SingaporeMI323Sat, Sun102511251hB737-800
    MI324Tue, Thu111012101hB737-800
    Singapore – MedanMI234Tue, Sun074008001h 20mB737-800
    Medan – SingaporeMI233Tue, Sun084511051h 20mB737-800

    Final thoughts

    While there are no new destinations introduced this week, again this is yet another encouraging sign, particularly with European services seeing more flights.

    Of course these plans are fluid – as we saw in Melbourne, cities may go back into lockdown if there’s a flare up, with knock-on effects seen in flight schedules.

    We are still nowhere near the reintroduction of leisure travel yet, but these flights and frequencies are encouraging signs that one day, we might just be able to get away for a holiday.