SINGAPORE AIRLINES: Ramping up international flights, including Australia

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is increasing its level of service to equal to or surpassing pre-pandemic levels across its network. Let’s start with the increased service in Australia and then touch on other international destinations.

Increased services to Cairns, Darwin, Melbourne and Perth

Let’s work through these changes and additions to flight to and from Singapore:

Cairns – from 31 March 2024 – 25 October 2024, an A350-900 will service the route.
SQ203 Singapore to Cairns – M,W,F,Su – 08:40–17:00
SQ204 Cairns to Singapore – M,W,F,Su – 18:15–22:40

Darwn – from 31 March 2024 – 26 October 2024, a Boeing 737-8 will service the route
SQ251 Singapore to Darwin – Daily – 08:30–14:45
SQ252 Darwin to Singapore – Daily – 15:45–19:00

Melbourne – from 26 May 2024 – 4 October 2024, an A350-900 will service the route.
SQ247 Singapore to Melbourne – Daily – 20:35–06:00 (+1)
SQ248 Melbourne to Singapore – Daily – 07:15–13:05
And from 5 October to 25 October 2024 slightly altered timing:
SQ247 Singapore to Melbourne – Daily – 20:35–07:00 (+1)
SQ248 Melbourne to Singapore – Daily – 08:15–13:05

Perth – from 24 November 2023 – 29 March 2024, an A350-900 will service the route.
SQ213 Singapore to Melbourne – T,W,F,Su – 07:40–12:55
SQ214 Melbourne to Singapore – T,W,F,Su – 14:10–19:30
And from 31 March to 26 October 2024 slightly altered timing and progression to daily:
SQ213 Singapore to Melbourne – Daily – 07:15–12:25
SQ214 Melbourne to Singapore – Daily – 13:40–19:10

Adelaide is even getting a boost with the replacement of the current A350-900 with a 787-10, which ups the seats available on that route, weekly to 238 from March 31st 2024, according to ET.

The rest of the world

Singapore Airlines is restoring its Airbus A380 service to Frankfurt. Putting an A350-900 Airbus to service Male in the Maldives.

It’s increasing flights. For some destinations, the frequency will exceed pre-pandemic levels to Ahmedabad (India), Beijing and Shanghai (China), Copenhagen (Denmark), Da Nang (Vietnam), Dubai (the United Arab Emirates), Tokyo-Haneda (Japan), and Seattle and Houston (USA.)

2PAXfly Takeout

It’s good to see Singapore Airlines regaining its mojo after the privations of the pandemic. These increases in services should put a little downward pressure on fares. It might be time to look around for some bargains in these services designed for the Northern Hemisphere Summer. Since most start in the first quarter of 2024 – there is time to do some planning.