Earlier this month Singapore Airlines confirmed its flight schedules for the northern winter season from late October 2024 through to late March 2025, including days of operation and aircraft type allocation, and we’re now taking the opportunity update to our longstanding guide to the carrier’s First Class and Suites cabin products, by route and individual flight number.

While SIA operates one of five different Business Class seat types on every single route across its network, it’s not the same story for the carrier’s most prestigious First Class cabins, which were even completely withdrawn for a year between June 2020 and June 2021, due to aircraft groundings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since then First Class and Suites have happily made a progressive return to key cities on the Singapore Airlines network, with 17 destinations now seeing regular operation with these sought-after products.

Only two seat types remain

Before COVID-19 there were four different First Class and Suites cabin products still in service with Singapore Airlines, depending on the specific aircraft you were travelling on.

However, the carrier confirmed to us back in November 2020 that all 12 of its Airbus A380s returning to the fleet would feature the latest Suites refit prior to re-entry to service, and with the final one now back in the skies, it means we have already seen the end of the pioneering 2007 Suites from the Singapore Airlines network.

That was bittersweet, as it was the product we personally loved the most.

Additionally, premature retirement of the Boeing 777-300 (non-ER) aircraft means we said farewell to the 2006 First Class cabin in October 2020.

That leaves only one First Class and one Suites product in use across the fleet in 2024, as shown below.

Image	Seat Guide	Aircraft
2013 F	Here	Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
2017 R	Here	Airbus A380 (388)

An all-new First Class / Suites product for the airline’s Boeing 777-9 aircraft will be introduced when that long-awaited and much-delayed twin-jet finally enters service in 2025 (or 2026… or 2027…?), at least five years later than planned.

Here’s our thoughts on what we might expect on those new flagship jets, when they do finally arrive.

Changes for the upcoming season

Before we get into the route and flight number tables for First Class and Suites products on the network, it’s worth pointing out that between now and the end of March 2025 Singapore Airlines is tweaking the distribution of these cabins, most notably as follows:

• Auckland sees the seasonal return of its First Class option for the northern winter season (which is of course summer in New Zealand), though unlike last year when Airbus A380 Suites were offered it’s the Boeing 777 First Class on the route this time round, daily as SQ285/286.
• Frankfurt loses its daily Airbus A380 Suites service on Christmas Eve (24th December 2024) and for two weeks over Chinese New Year (15th January – 31st January 2025) this coming winter season, and with a downgrade to Airbus A350 Long Haul aircraft that will remove First Class as an option on these SQ326/325 flights during those periods. However, this service operates alongside another daily First Class option, SQ26/25, using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
• Hong Kong loses its daily Airbus A380 Suites service for practically the entire winter season, as we recently reported, except for a short two-week window during Chinese New Year (16th January – 31st January 2025). For the rest of the season, SQ892/893 flights use Boeing 777-300ERs with 2013 First Class.
• Jakarta drops from three daily flights with First Class to just one for all of December 2024, as SQ950/953 and SQ968/951 temporarily downgauge from the Boeing 777-300ER to the Airbus A350 Medium Haul, a rare type on this route. Daily SQ964/965 flights will be the only ones to retain First Class during this period.
• London Heathrow sees a rare reduction in SIA flights between 27th October and 23rd November 2024, which changes the mix of A380 Suites and 777 First Class seats on some services during this period.
• Shanghai, like Hong Kong, loses its daily Airbus A380 Suites service for practically the entire winter season, as we recently reported, except for a short two-week window during Chinese New Year (15th January – 31st January 2025). For the rest of the season, SQ830/833 flights use Boeing 777-300ERs with 2013 First Class.
• Sydney retains four times daily service with First Class from 27th October 2024, with a Boeing 777-300ER used on the new SQ261/262 fifth daily service, but one of the current daily flights with First Class on this route, SQ241/242, downgrading to the Airbus A350 Long Haul at the same time.

First Class and Suites cabins by route and flight number

We’ve updated our seat type list through to the end of the IATA northern winter 2024/25 season (from now until 29th March 2025) to help you avoid the guesswork by offering an A-Z destination list, flight number by flight number, for each of these two seat types.

To view flight number list and the corresponding seat or suite type information, click the route of your choice to expand the table.

Routes are to and from Singapore (SIN).

Updated: 1st December 2025
Valid until: 28th March 2026

Non-Singapore routes

If you’re flying in First Class or Suites with Singapore Airlines on a flight sector not originating or ending in Singapore, here are the seat types used on those services.

Updated: 1st December 2025
Valid until: 28th March 2026

New First Class lounges

In May 2022, Singapore Airlines finally unveiled its latest SilverKris First Class Lounge and The Private Room at Changi Airport T3.

That means a full experience now awaits once again for those flying in the carrier’s most premium cabins from home base.

The post-COVID First Class experience

Back in September 2021 we travelled in First Class on the inaugural VTL flight from Frankfurt to Singapore, and we were happy to report that the experience hasn’t lost its shine, despite a few COVID restrictions still being in place at the time.

See our comprehensive review for a full rundown on our flight.

Pre-COVID reviews

In mid-2018 we concluded our round-the-world trip in First Class on SQ1 from San Francisco to Singapore via Hong Kong in the 2013 F cabin, and had the chance to thoroughly review it including both a long-haul and short-haul experience across the two stages of the journey.

If you haven’t tried the product, while we can’t recommend parting with Advantage award rates, we don’t think you’d be disappointed.

Meanwhile here’s our review of the Suites cabin (including the double bed), which was the first flight on our 2018 round-the-world trip from Singapore to Hong Kong.

What about Business Class?

In case you missed it, we have an equivalent (and continually updated) guide showing where SIA’s Business Class seat types are flying around the network, recently updated through to March 2025.

  Business Class Seat Types by Route

Since all Singapore Airlines aircraft have Business Class (it’s the only cabin that’s fleet-wide), this guide also has the benefit of showing you the aircraft types operating on all services during this period.

Spotted something wrong?

If you notice any errors or omissions in the list please contact us, and we’ll correct them as soon as we can.

(Cover Photo: MainlyMiles)