Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have extended their existing published passenger flight schedules through to the end of August 2020. Although there are no new routes this time round, there are increased frequencies to some of the 27 cities on the combined network. In some cases, operating days of the week will also shift despite no overall frequency change.
SIA has also revived the first daily connections since introducing its skeleton schedule in April 2020, with flights to and from London operating seven times weekly from 1st August 2020.
Services to and from Kuala Lumpur are also daily at a ‘group level’, with a mixture of Singapore Airlines (Mon, Wed, Fri) and SilkAir (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun) flights, beginning next month.
This isn’t the sort of increase we saw announced for July 2020, with a 75% hike in flights and 12 new cities added to the network, however Paris became a late addition to the July schedule and frequencies are being stepped up to both the French capital and four other cities in August, which is a positive sign.
 Headline figures
In total SIA and SilkAir will fly 612 passenger flights in August 2020, a 19% increase on the 516 services being operated in July 2020.
“Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir have increased the frequency of selected services in their passenger network in July and August 2020. With this, the SIA Group airlines (SIA, SilkAir and Scoot) will operate approximately 6% and 7% of the original scheduled capacity in July and August 2020 respectively.“
Singapore Airlines, 10 July 2020
We’re not sure what Singapore Airlines means exactly when it mentions “approximately 6% and 7% of the original scheduled capacity” in its statement, however we can show the total operation based on originally planned flight volumes for August 2020:
- Singapore Airlines: 6.9% (93.1% reduction)
- SilkAir: 1.7% (98.3% reduction)
Note that capacity in the aviation industry is typically measured by Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), not by flight volumes as we have done here.
SIA’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot recently cut its July schedule by around a fifth to 102 passenger flights, to 1.8% of normal levels. The airline has yet to announce its August 2020 flight schedule.
Singapore Airlines flights
Singapore Airlines will operate 548 passenger flights during August 2020, the highest level since schedules were slashed in late March.

Unfortunately due to the strict travel restrictions still in force around the world as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is still a far cry from anything close to normal, and certainly not the ‘V-shaped’ recovery predicted by some when the crisis first hit earlier this year.
Cities with increased service in August 2020:
- Amsterdam (2/wk > 3/wk)
- Frankfurt (3/wk > 5/wk)
- London (5/wk > 7/wk)
- Osaka (1/wk > 2/wk)
- Paris (2/wk > 3/wk)
Here’s a map of the 17 Asia-Pacific destinations being served by Singapore Airlines in July and August 2020.

In addition, a single US destination and seven European cities are being served, with London marking the first return of a daily service in August 2020.

Singapore Airlines will be operating the following passenger flights to and from 25 cities during July and August 2020.
Increased frequencies are highlighted in yellow |
All flights not listed below are cancelled during this period, or will operate as cargo-only services.
Adelaide |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” ADL SQ279 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359R |
ADL âž” SIN SQ278 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359R |
Amsterdam (highlighted flights added in August) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” AMS SQ324 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
AMS âž” SIN SQ323 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Auckland |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” AKL SQ281 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | Â â– | â–¡ | Â â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
AKL âž” SIN SQ282 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | Â â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
SIN âž” AKL SQ285 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
AKL âž” SIN SQ286 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Bangkok |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
BKK âž” SIN SQ979 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â– | 787 |
Note: SQ976 SIN-BKK is a cargo-only service due to Thai government restrictions |
Barcelona |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” BCN SQ388 |
â–¡ | Â â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | Â â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
BCN âž” SIN SQ387 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Brisbane |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” BNE via SYD SQ288 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
BNE âž” SIN SQ288 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
Note: Singapore – Brisbane flights operate via Sydney as SQ288 (the previous Canberra flight number), then operating direct back to Singapore. |
Christchurch |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CHC SQ297 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
CHC âž” SIN SQ298 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ |
â–¡ | 359 |
Copenhagen |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CPH SQ352 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
CPH âž” SIN SQ351 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Frankfurt (until 31 Jul) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” FRA SQ26 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
FRA âž” SIN SQ25 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Frankfurt (from 1 Aug) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” FRA SQ26 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
FRA âž” SIN SQ25 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
Hanoi | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
HAN âž” SIN SQ175 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359R |
Note: Singapore – Hanoi flights operate as cargo-only. Passengers are carried solely on the return service. |
Ho Chi Minh | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SGN âž” SIN SQ177 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 787 |
Note: Singapore – Ho Chi Minh flights operate as cargo-only. Passengers are carried solely on the return service. |
Hong Kong |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” HKG SQ890 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 787 |
HKG âž” SIN SQ891 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 787 |
Jakarta (until 31 Jul) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CGK SQ966 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
CGK âž” SIN SQ967 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
Jakarta (from 1 Aug) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CGK SQ966 |
â– | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
CGK âž” SIN SQ967 |
â– | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” KUL SQ104 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
KUL âž” SIN SQ105 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
London (highlighted flights added in August) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” LHR SQ322 |
â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
LHR âž” SIN SQ317 |
â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | â– | 359 |
Los Angeles | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” LAX SQ38 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
LAX âž” SIN SQ37 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Manila (until 31 Jul) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” MNL SQ910 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359R |
MNL âž” SIN SQ917 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359R |
Manila (from 1 Aug) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” MNL SQ910 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359R |
MNL âž” SIN SQ917 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359R |
Melbourne (until 31 Jul) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” MEL SQ217 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
MEL âž” SIN SQ218 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
SIN âž” MEL SQ237 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
MEL âž” SIN SQ238 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Melbourne (from 1 Aug) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” MEL SQ217 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
MEL âž” SIN SQ218 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
SIN âž” MEL SQ237 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
MEL âž” SIN SQ238 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Osaka (highlighted flights added in August) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” KIX SQ622 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 787 |
KIX âž” SIN SQ623 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 787 |
Paris (highlighted flights added in August) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CDG SQ336 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
CDG âž” SIN SQ335 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
Shanghai | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” PVG SQ830 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 787 |
PVG âž” SIN SQ833 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 787 |
Seoul (until 31 Jul) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” ICN SQ600 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359R |
ICN âž” SIN SQ609 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359R |
Seoul (from 1 Aug) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” ICN SQ600 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359R |
ICN âž” SIN SQ609 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359R |
Sydney (until 31 Jul) |
||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” SYD SQ231 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
SYD âž” SIN SQ232 |
â– | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
SIN âž” SYD SQ288 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
SYD âž” SIN via BNE SQ288 |
â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | 359 |
Note: SQ288 Sydney to Singapore flights (the old Canberra flight number) operate via Brisbane on the journey back to Singapore. |
Sydney (from 1 Aug) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” SYD SQ231 |
â– | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
SYD âž” SIN SQ232 |
â– | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
SIN âž” SYD SQ288 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
SYD âž” SIN via BNE SQ288 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
Note: SQ288 Sydney to Singapore flights (the old Canberra flight number) operate via Brisbane on the journey back to Singapore. |
Tokyo (until 31 Jul) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” NRT SQ638 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | 787 |
NRT âž” SIN SQ637 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â– | 787 |
Tokyo (from 1 Aug) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” NRT SQ638 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 787 |
NRT âž” SIN SQ637 |
â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | 787 |
Zurich | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” ZRH SQ346 |
â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | 359 |
ZRH âž” SIN SQ345 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | â– | â–¡ | 359 |
As you can see Singapore Airlines is continuing to dedicate its passenger flights to two aircraft types through to the end of August – the Airbus A350 (3-class and Regional variants) and Boeing 787-10.
That means no more First Class or Suites cabins for the foreseeable future, with Airbus A380s, Boeing 777-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs all in storage either at Changi or in Alice Springs, Australia.
Note: Some aircraft types in GDS and at SingaporeAir.com still reflect their originally planned variants. This will be updated in the coming days.
SilkAir
SilkAir added Cebu, Kuala Lumpur and Medan flights to its roster in June and July 2020, however the Cebu services never went ahead and were cancelled, so the airline ended up with a network of three cities including its regular Chongqing flights.
This network continues in August 2020, with increased frequencies to and from Kuala Lumpur.


SilkAir will be running the following passenger flights to and from 3 cities during July and August 2020.
Cities with increased service in August 2020:
- Kuala Lumpur (2/wk > 4/wk)
New services or increased frequencies are highlighted in yellow |
All SilkAir flights not listed below are cancelled during this period.
Chongqing | ||||||||
Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” CKG MI972 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 738 |
CKG âž” SIN MI971 |
â– | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | â–¡ | 738 |
Kuala Lumpur (highlighted flights added in August) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN âž” KUL MI324 |
â–¡ | â– | â– |