Singapore Airlines has recently finalised its flight schedules and aircraft type allocation for the northern summer season, which runs from late March 2026 to late October 2026, including its sought-after Airbus A380 services, which will see the carrier’s superjumbos operating to and from up to eight cities on the network during this period.

Unfortunately, not all of these routes are season-long.

In fact, only London, Frankfurt, Sydney, and newcomer Dubai will have at least one daily A380 service across the full summer period, while Delhi, Mumbai and Shanghai see the superjumbo for most of the season, though they each suffer a one-month break – at various times.

Finally, the A380 is deployed for a short part-season stint on Hong Kong flights.

Here’s our latest analysis of the airline’s plans for this aircraft type over the next nine months.

Route summary

Nine cities on the Singapore Airlines will see at least some Airbus A380 service by Singapore Airlines between now and late October 2026, a total that drops to eight as Auckland loses its winter A380 service in late March.

Singapore Airlines A380 operation
April 2026 – October 2026

Singapore to/from	NW25/26 (Now – Mar ’26)	NS26 (Apr ’26 – Oct ’26)
Auckland
Delhi
Dubai
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
London Heathrow
Mumbai
Shanghai
Sydney

       = Partial operation during the NS26 season

Singapore Airlines will operate 126 weekly A380 flights during the summer 2026 season, based on October 2026 schedules, a sharp rise compared to the 98 weekly flights we saw in summer 2025, perhaps signalling the end of the type’s maintenance woes.

Recently up to three or even four of the 12-strong fleet of aircraft has been out of action in the hangar at any one time, some as far away as Spain, but that situation finally seems to be improving, with flight frequencies promised to be back up to levels not seen for the type since early 2024.

The schedules

Here’s how the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 schedules look on these routes between now and late October 2026.

Simply expand the schedule boxes below for each of SIA’s confirmed A380 destinations, to see which flights the aircraft is operating on, including timings and days of operation through to the end of the northern summer schedule on 24th October 2026.

KrisFlyer award pricing

Here are the one-way KrisFlyer award rates on these Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 services.

Singapore Airlines A380 routes
One-way KrisFlyer award rates
x 1,000

Singapore to/from	Saver				Advantage
	Y	PY	J	F	Y	J	F
Hong Kong	15.5	28	35.5	47.5	33	57.5	84
Delhi	19	36	45	61.5	40.5	75	112.5
Mumbai
Shanghai	20.5	36	45	61.5	44	75	112.5
Dubai	32	51.5	68	95	66.5	122	171
Auckland	29	53.5	72	98	60.5	103.5	178.5
Sydney
Frankfurt	44	74.5	108.5	148	79	141.5	259.5
London

As you can see, the cheapest way to experience the A380’s cabin products this summer is between Singapore and Hong Kong, or between Singapore and India. Delhi and Mumbai in particular are competitively priced for five+ hour flights , and often have good award availability, even in Suites and Business Class.

Shanghai is also identically priced in the premium cabins, with the opportunity to redeem on this route between May and October this summer.

SIA’s Airbus A380 fleet

Singapore Airlines reduced its fleet of Airbus A380s from 19 before the pandemic down to 12 aircraft.

All of the dozen A380s that returned to operation have the new 2017 cabin products installed, and while all 12 of the jets are now part of the airline’s operating fleet, at the time of writing 11 SIA superjumbos are in service, with one undergoing maintenance work, as outlined below.

Singapore Airlines A380 Fleet
(as of 12th February 2026)

Registration	Cabin Refit	Re-entered Service*	Current Status
9V-SKM	18 Nov 2020	11 Nov 2021	In Service
9V-SKN	30 Jun 2020	2 Dec 2021	In Service
9V-SKP	28 Nov 2023	7 Dec 2023	In Service
9V-SKQ	7 Oct 2022	16 Oct 2022	In Service
9V-SKR	23 Dec 2021	19 Jan 2022	In Service
9V-SKS	20 Jun 2019	19 Nov 2021	In Maintenance
9V-SKT	26 Nov 2019	18 Apr 2023	In Service
9V-SKU	From new	4 Nov 2021	In Service
9V-SKV	From new	5 Nov 2021	In Service
9V-SKW	From new	17 Feb 2022	In Service
9V-SKY	From new	26 Dec 2021	In Service
9V-SKZ	From new	3 May 2022	In Service

* Post-COVID-19 grounding

This is the best shape we’ve seen the A380 fleet in for some time, and while we can’t promise more maintenance downtime isn’t planned for some of these aircraft the summer 2026 schedule calls for only 10 A380s to be needed, with an 11th as an operational spare, allowing for one to continue to be out of action for engineering if necessary.

A380 cabin products

The A380 is popular with passengers in all cabin classes, but in particular it’s the latest Suites and Business Class seats rolled out in 2017 that are still a big draw for many of our readers.

There’s also a large 44-seat Premium Economy Class section, in the space the Suites cabin used to occupy in the older configuration, at the forward main deck.

The A380s also feature the latest KrisWorld in-flight entertainment system and Wi-Fi connectivity – now free and unlimited for all Suites and Business Class passengers, and for KrisFlyer members in Premium Economy and Economy Class.

Here are our reviews of the Suites (double bed) and Business Class cabins on these A380s.

What about 25th October 2026 onwards?

Singapore Airlines is already loading Airbus A380 operation on its network for the northern winter 2026/27 season from 24th October 2026 onwards, but there’s a big caveat here.

This is usually just a copy-paste of the previous winter season operation, and so isn’t necessarily indicative of the actual aircraft types that will operate on these routes at this early stage.

Some A380 routes are a sure bet, like SIA’s twice daily flights to Sydney and London, while the airline has recently committed to making the type a permanent fixture on its Dubai service. But beyond that, the airline has flexibility to reshuffle its superjumbo network – and as we’ve seen in recent years, even staple routes like London and Sydney can see temporary cuts.

The following winter 2026/27 flights are currently planned for A380 operation at the time of writing:

• Auckland (SQ285/286)
  From 17th January 2027 only
• Delhi (SQ406/403)
• Dubai (SQ494/495)
• Frankfurt (SQ326/325)
  Until 16th January 2027 only
• London Heathrow (SQ308/319 and SQ322/317)
• Mumbai (SQ424/423)
• Shanghai (SQ830/833)
• Sydney (SQ231/222 and SQ221/232)

We tend to get more clarity on the final winter season schedules and aircraft allocation by around August, so don’t rely too much on the aircraft types listed beyond 24th October 2026 until then, though the latest announced A380 changes should stick.

Singapore Airlines is operating its Airbus A380s to four cities on a consistent basis between late March and late October 2026; London, Sydney, Dubai and Frankfurt.

However, there are also superjumbo flights to Shanghai from May 2026, while the regular Delhi and Mumbai routes continue with their usual short seasonal gap, and even Hong Kong makes a brief appearance on the type’s roster mid-summer.

Overall, the summer 2026 season represents a significant recovery for Singapore Airlines’ A380 operations, with 126 weekly flights compared to 98 last summer, back to early 2024 levels.

The airline’s maintenance challenges that previously kept up to four aircraft grounded simultaneously appear to be a thing of the past, with only one of the 12-strong fleet currently out of service.

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