As of January 2025,Singapore Airlines (and its subsidiaryScoot) flies to 120 international destinations[1] in 46 countries[2] from its primary hub in SingaporeChangi Airport. China is connected to sixteen airports, the highest number of destinations, India with 8 destinations, seven to Australia and six destinations in the US.
In 1992, Singapore Airlines discontinued flying to Madrid.
After theAsian 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][6] and São Paulo in 2016.[7]
Singapore Airlines presently operates the longest and second longest flights in the world, non-stop toNew York–JFK andNewark respectively, using theAirbus A350-900ULR.
Between 2000-2010s, the airline suspended services in Pakistan due to lack of safety in Pakistan.[8]
Singapore to Newark was the world's longest flight from 2004-2013, and 2018-2021, when they started JFK to Singapore.[9]
Previously, it operated to Newark with theAirbus A340-500 aircraft until they were phased out in 2013.[10] Non-stop service to Los Angeles, also previously operated with the A340-500, also resumed in November 2018 with the new A350-900ULR.[11]
In 2014, the airline announced they would end services in Cairo and Riyadh due to low demand.[12]
In October 2016, Singapore Airlines restarted its nonstop service from Singapore to the US with the launch of its new Singapore-San Francisco route.[13] The route flies A350-900 aircraft and includes Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes.[14]
The former Capital Express Route linkingSingapore andWellington viaCanberra was replaced in May 2018 with Singapore-Sydney-Canberra-Singapore and Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington-Melbourne-Singapore routes.[15]
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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[16][17][18]
In 2022, the airline reopened services to Surabaya, many years after it ended services to that destination during the 1997 Asian financial crisis.[19]
^abcdefghijk"Annual Report FY2002-03"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved2020-09-23.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
^abcde"August 2020 Operating Results"(PDF). Singapore Airlines.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved2020-09-15.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.
^ab"Annual Report FY2000-01"(PDF).Singapore Airlines.Archived(PDF) from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved23 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.
^abcPeter Ong (29 November 1977)."SIA looks to Africa, Canada".NewspaperSG. New Nation. p. 4.Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved8 November 2021.SIA now flies to three cities in the Middle East — Tehran, Bahrain and Dubai.
^abcdefg"Annual Report FY2005-06"(PDF).Singapore Airlines.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved2020-09-24.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. Retrieved15 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. Retrieved2020-09-23.Services to Amritsar were suspended
^abcd"Annual Report FY2001-02"(PDF).Singapore Airlines.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved2020-09-23.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. Retrieved2020-09-24.The three times weekly B747-400 service to Madrid was suspended.
