Singapore Airlines is adjusting the capacity of its network with some changes and frequencies for the summer of 2025.
Additional capacity
London Gatwick Airport
For those of you who want to reach Singapore from the south of England (or don’t want to bother with Heathrow), Singapore Airlines is changing its five-times-weekly service to a daily service from March 30, 2025. The airline will offer a total of five daily connections to London.
An Airbus A350-900 will be used on this route in the future.
Rome
Connections to Rome will be increased from the current four weekly flights to five weekly flights with an Airbus A350-900 between 26 June 2025 and 28 August 2025.
Milan and Barcelona
Currently, the services are interconnected, offering three flights per week. Direct flights will be offered between June 24, 2025 and September 7, 2025. The airline will offer direct flights to Barcelona five times a week during this period, in addition to the current two weekly flights. Milan will be served daily, in addition to the current four weekly flights.
These are operated with an Airbus A350-900.
Adelaide
During the 2024 Northern Winter and 2025 Northern Summer seasons, the number of flights to Adelaide will increase to ten weekly flights, up from the current seven weekly services.
A Boeing 787-10 is used on this route.
Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap
Frequencies to Ho Chi Minh City will be increased from 19 times a week to three times a day, and connections to Siem Reap will be increased from once a day to twice a day.
An A350-900 will be used in Ho Chi Minh City, while a Boeing 737-8 aircraft will be used in Siem Reap.
Johannesburg
For the peak northern winter holiday season (and beyond), an additional thrice-weekly service to Johannesburg will be established from 11 December 2024 to 10 January 2025 and from 2 April 2025 to 24 October 2025. This will bring the total number of flights to the city during these periods to ten times a week, compared to the current daily services.
An Airbus A350-900 will be used for this additional service.
Tokyo-Narita
For those heading to Chiba Airport, Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A380 will return to Tokyo (Narita) on one of its two daily flights between March 30, 2025 and May 31, 2025, replacing the Boeing 787-10.
Changes and removals
Mumbai
The A380 will no longer be used to Delhi from 28 July 2025 to 31 August 2025 and from 23 June 2025 to 27 July 2025 and will be replaced by a Boeing 777-300ER.
Houston
It seems that the flight of the fifth freedom between Manchester and Houston has been cancelled and Singapore Airlines plans to cease services from 1 April 2025. There is good news for Manchester residents: the five times a week connections between Singapore and Manchester via SQ302 and SQ301 will remain.
An Airbus A350-900 will continue to be used on the Manchester service.
In quotation marks
Mr Dai Haoyu, Acting Senior Vice President of Marketing Planning at Singapore Airlines, said:
“Singapore Airlines regularly reviews our network and routes to adjust our capacity to meet demand. These adjustments ahead of next summer reflect higher demand to several destinations, particularly during the traditional mid-year peak travel season, and enable our customers to make their 2025 travel plans with confidence. We look forward to connecting our customers to the world with SIA’s extensive network and providing them with an unparalleled travel experience.”
Many fare increases – but another fifth freedom service is being cut.
Singapore Airlines juggles its capacity by building towards peak season and adding a lot of capacity with its Airbus A350-900 fleet (with long-haul cabins built in).
While there are a few flights here and there, they increase frequency – and allow travelers more planning and flexibility.
The only downside is the loss of the Houston service (which ran via Manchester), meaning Singapore Airlines travellers will have to change in Newark, New York-JFK, Los Angeles or San Francisco.
But if the rumors about the cargo are to be believed… it might not be so bad after all.
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