Singapore Airlines flies to 75 international destinations in 32 countries on five continents (as of June 2022) from its primary hub in Singapore. India is served by eight the highest number of destinations.[1]
After the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, Singapore Airlines discontinued flying to Kagoshima, Berlin, Darwin, Cairns, Hangzhou 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 (after the 2010 Winter Olympics) and Amritsar in 2009,[4] and São Paulo after the 2016 Summer Olympics .[5]
Singapore Airlines presently operates the longest and second longest flights in the world, non-stop to New York JFK and Newark Liberty 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 will suspend services to Canberra, Dusseldorf, Stockholm and Wellington due to a drop in demand arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14]