It’s been over four months since Singapore Airlines received regulatory approval to allow passengers on selected itineraries to transit through Changi Airport. It marked the first time those on connecting itineraries had been permitted to pass through since the Singapore government vetoed both visitors and transit passengers back in March 2020.
Initially only a small list of valid origin points in Australia and New Zealand were included, however this quickly began to grow with cities in Europe and North Asia soon joining the list.
This week the latest approvals have been added, with New York the most recent city gaining origin approval in anticipation of the airline’s upcoming launch of non-stop JFK services next month.
Let’s take a look at the latest lists for SIA Group transit approvals, with cities falling into one of three categories:
- Origin-only cities
- Origin and destination cities
- Destination-only cities
Origin-only cities
The following five cities in mainland China are approved as origin-only points for transit itineraries through Changi Airport.
| Valid Origin-only Cities: SIA Group (for transit through Changi) |
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| China | Chongqing |  |
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| Guangzhou |  |
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| Nanjing | |
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| Shanghai |  |
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| Tianjin | |
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While you can board a flight at any of these cities on a connecting flight to another point on the SIA network, you cannot fly to these airports on a transit itinerary through Changi from another country.
“Due to regulatory requirements, transfers to destinations in Mainland China are currently not allowed.”
Singapore Airlines
Origin and destination cities
The following 39 cities are currently approved as either origin or destination points for transit itineraries through Changi Airport.
| Valid Origin & Destination Cities: SIA Group (for transit through Changi) |
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| Australia | Adelaide | |
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| Brisbane | |
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| Melbourne | |
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| Perth | |
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| Sydney | |
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| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
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| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | |
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| Denmark | Copenhagen | |
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| France | Paris | |
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| Germany | Frankfurt | |
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| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |
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| Indonesia | Jakarta | |
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| Medan | |
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| Surabaya | |
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| Italy | Milan | |
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| Japan | Fukuoka | |
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| Osaka | |
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| Tokyo | |
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| Malaysia | Ipoh | |
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| Kuala Lumpur | |
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| Kuching | ||||