Singapore Airlines flies to 76 international destinations in 32 countries on six 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 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.[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 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 would suspend services to Canberra, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Wellington due to a drop in demand arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14]
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
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.