Singapore Airlines maintains 30 routes in November 2020

Latest update: Johannesburg flights have been added as the 31st SIA destination from 7th October 2020. Penang flights have been added as the 6th SilkAir destination from 25th October 2020. These are now reflected in the schedules below.

Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have extended their published passenger flight schedules until the end of November 2020, maintaining their previously announced network of cities for three more months, despite some initial positivity around the potential for tourism ‘green lanes’ later this year.

This extends the confirmed timetable from 25th October 2020, the start of the northern winter season, through to 30th November 2020, with the previous update valid only until the termination of the summer season on 24th October 2020.

This is the longest ‘forward window’ we’ve had to look at SIA’s proposed flight schedules since the COVID-19 situation took hold, spanning over three months, so we can almost certainly expect some changes and/or additional routes and frequencies to be added on an ad-hoc basis in the coming weeks and months, especially if any of those ‘green lanes’ do materialise.

Several frequencies have been increased, including Jakarta (from 5 to 10 flights per week) and Auckland (4 to 5 flights per week).

London is still the airline’s busiest route, with 12 weekly services offering capacity for over 6,000 passengers. Daily connections are also maintained or established to and from Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney and at ‘group level’ (SIA and SilkAir combined) to and from Kuala Lumpur.

Overall, schedules lift to around 11% of usual levels in November 2020.

  Headline figures

In total SIA and SilkAir will fly 1,010 passenger flights during November 2020, a 13% increase on the 896 services being operated during October 2020.

“By the end of November 2020, the Group’s passenger capacity will reach approximately 11% of its pre-Covid-19 levels.”

Singapore Airlines, 28 August 2020

No new routes have been added since our last update, when Surabaya joined the fold among news of some frequency increases on other routes.

SIA’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot recently increased its September schedule to 166 passenger flights, reaching 3% of normal levels. The airline has yet to announce its October and November 2020 flying programme.

Singapore Airlines Schedule

Here’s a map of the 20 Asia-Pacific destinations being served by Singapore Airlines in November 2020, including the recently announced Surabaya reinstatement.

In addition, a single US destination and nine European cities will continue to be served (Singapore Airlines classifies Istanbul as Europe in its schedule listing).

Frequency increases in the latest update include:

• Auckland (4/wk ➔ 5/wk)
• Brisbane (2/wk ➔ 4/wk)
• Christchurch (2/wk ➔ 3/wk)
• Jakarta (5/wk ➔ 10/wk)
• Melbourne (2/wk ➔ 7/wk)
• Osaka (2/wk ➔ 3/wk)
• Seoul (5/wk ➔ 6/wk)
• Sydney (5/wk ➔ 7/wk)

These are in addition to already announced increases to Adelaide (1/wk ➔ 2/wk), Christchurch (1/wk ➔ 2/wk) and London (7/wk ➔ 12/wk) from September 2020.

Brisbane gets its own non-stop service from Singapore on two days per week from November (SQ255), in addition to the existing flight via Sydney (SQ288) on two further days.

Singapore Airlines will be operating the following passenger flights to and from 30 cities during November 2020.

Note: Some day of operation changes apply for the winter season from 25th October 2020. Check the official Singapore Airlines schedules for operating days in September and October, which may differ from those shown below.

All flights not listed below are cancelled during this period, or will operate as cargo-only services.

Adelaide
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ ADL SQ279								359R
ADL ➔ SIN SQ278								359R

Amsterdam
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ AMS SQ324								359
AMS ➔ SIN SQ323								359

Auckland
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ AKL SQ281								359
AKL ➔ SIN SQ282								359
SIN ➔ AKL SQ283								359
SIN ➔ AKL SQ285								359
AKL ➔ SIN SQ286								359

Bangkok
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
BKK ➔ SIN SQ979								787
Note: SQ976 SIN-BKK is a cargo-only service due to Thai government restrictions

Barcelona
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ BCN SQ378								359
BCN ➔ SIN SQ377								359
Note: Singapore – Barcelona flights (and vice-versa) operate via Milan.

Brisbane
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ BNE SQ255								359R
BNE ➔ SIN SQ236								359R
SIN ➔ BNE via SYD SQ288								359
BNE ➔ SIN SQ288								359
Note: SQ288 Singapore – Brisbane flights operate via Sydney, then operating non-stop back to Singapore.

Christchurch
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CHC SQ297								359
CHC ➔ SIN SQ298								359

Copenhagen
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CPH SQ352								359
CPH ➔ SIN SQ351								359

Frankfurt
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ FRA SQ26								359
FRA ➔ SIN SQ25								359

Hanoi
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
HAN ➔ SIN SQ175								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 ➔ SIN SQ177								787
Note: Singapore – Ho Chi Minh flights operate as cargo-only. Passengers are carried solely on the return service.

Hong Kong
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ HKG SQ890								787
HKG ➔ SIN SQ891								787

Istanbul
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ IST SQ392								359
IST ➔ SIN SQ391								359

Jakarta
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CGK SQ956								359
CGK ➔ SIN SQ957								359
SIN ➔ CGK SQ964								359
CGK ➔ SIN SQ965								359

Johannesburg (from 7 Oct)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ JNB SQ478								359
JNB ➔ SIN SQ479								359

Kuala Lumpur
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KUL SQ104								359
KUL ➔ SIN SQ105								359

London
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ LHR SQ308								359
SIN ➔ LHR SQ322								359
LHR ➔ SIN SQ317								359
LHR ➔ SIN SQ319								359

Los Angeles
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ LAX SQ38								359
LAX ➔ SIN SQ37								359

Manila
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ MNL SQ910								359R
MNL ➔ SIN SQ917								359R

Melbourne
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ MEL SQ217								359R
MEL ➔ SIN SQ218								359R
SIN ➔ MEL SQ237								359R
MEL ➔ SIN SQ228								359R

Milan
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ MXP SQ378								359
MXP ➔ SIN SQ377								359

Osaka
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KIX SQ622								787
KIX ➔ SIN SQ623								787

Paris
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CDG SQ336								359
CDG ➔ SIN SQ335								359

Perth
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PER SQ223								787
PER ➔ SIN SQ214								787

Seoul
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ ICN SQ600								787
ICN ➔ SIN SQ609								787

Shanghai
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PVG SQ830								787
PVG ➔ SIN SQ833								787

Surabaya
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ SUB SQ930								359
SUB ➔ SIN SQ931								359

Sydney
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ SYD SQ231								359
SYD ➔ SIN SQ222								359
SIN ➔ SYD SQ288								359
SYD ➔ SIN via BNE SQ288								359
Note: SQ288 Sydney to Singapore flights operate via Brisbane on the journey back to Singapore.

Taipei
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ TPE SQ876								787
TPE ➔ SIN SQ877								787
SIN ➔ TPE SQ878								787
TPE ➔ SIN SQ879								787

Tokyo
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ NRT SQ638								787
NRT ➔ SIN SQ637								787

Zurich
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ ZRH SQ346								359
ZRH ➔ SIN SQ345								359

As you can see Singapore Airlines is continuing to dedicate its passenger flights to two aircraft types through to late October – 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.

SilkAir Schedule

SilkAir is retaining its network of five cities in November 2020, with just 96 passenger flights planned, around 2.5% of usual levels.

SilkAir will be running the following passenger flights to and from five cities during the November 2020.

All SilkAir flights not listed below are cancelled during this period.

Cebu
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CEB MI560								738
CEB ➔ SIN MI559								738

Chongqing
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CKG MI972								738
CKG ➔ SIN MI971								738

Kuala Lumpur
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KUL MI324								738
KUL ➔ SIN MI323								738

Medan
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KNO MI234								738
KNO ➔ SIN MI233								738
SIN ➔ KNO MI238								738
KNO ➔ SIN MI237								738

Penang (from 25 Oct)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PEN MI348								738
PEN ➔ SIN MI347								738

Phnom Penh
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PNH MI608								738
PNH ➔ SIN MI607								738

Full schedules

Full flight schedules for SIA and SilkAir during the September to November 2020 period are now available at the Singapore Airlines website.

These are regularly updated, so do check for the latest changes.

  SIA and SilkAir Sep – Nov Flight Schedules

Scoot

SIA’s low cost subsidiary Scoot will expand its route network to 18 cities in September 2020, with 166 services planned, its highest capacity by flight volumes since the airline imposed a skeleton schedule in April 2020.

New destinations for the airline include Yogyakarta, Tokyo and Osaka.

Scoot tends to hold back on its schedule announcements until closer to the time and has not yet confirmed whether further frequencies and destinations will be added in October or November 2020.

Hopefully we can bring you more news on that from mid-September.

What if your flight has been cancelled?

You may be protected by SIA’s latest travel waiver policy, in force for bookings through 30th November 2020, in which case you can:

• Apply for a full cash refund; or
• Receive a travel credit voucher including a bonus credit against a future booking

See our article here covering the latest travel waiver policy for details, or check the SIA website here.

December onwards

As with previous months, Singapore Airlines continues to load practically its full schedule in GDS from the 1st December 2020. It will then later announce which services will actually go ahead.

Do remember that these forward plans are subject to significant further cuts based on the COVID-19 situation closer to the time, so we expect a revised service operation list to be announced closer to the time.

Summary

No new routes in November 2020, with the latest addition Surabaya already being announced from mid-September.

With such a wide schedule window now visible, further additions are quite likely on an ad-hoc basis, especially if additional travel restriction relaxations are realised over the coming months.

Frequency increases are the main driver behind this latest 13% increase in flight volumes between October and November 2020, with many routes including Jakarta, Sydney and Melbourne seeing service increases.

Brisbane will also get its own dedicated non-stop flight twice per week, an improvement on the current arrangement with passengers having to endure an en-route stop in Sydney.

SilkAir meanwhile retains its existing schedule on five regional routes, with little apparent appetite to increase regional connections at this point in time.

Overall capacity of 11% by November is the highest the airline has offered since the COVID-19 pandemic caused massive cuts to the flight schedules in April 2020, though any further increases will now likely be reliant on at least some form of common travel corridors and / or regular international tourist activity.

(Cover Photo: Jonathan Palombo)