Singapore Airlines Business Class seat types by route to March 2027

When you book Business Class with Singapore Airlines, there’s no simple answer to what kind of seat you’ll actually be sitting in. Depending on the aircraft assigned to your flight, it could be the 2013 long-haul product, the 2017 A380 version, the narrower 2018 regional seat, or the ten-seat cabin on the Boeing 737-8 MAX.

All are Business Class, but they offer quite different experiences, which is why we’ve maintained this guide for years and continue to do so.

The airline has now confirmed its flight schedules for the northern winter season, from late October 2026 through to late March 2027, including days of operation and aircraft type allocation. That means it’s time for the latest seats update, by route and by individual flight number.

There’s plenty of movement this year.

Madrid rejoins the network while Western Sydney is a new addition, Hangzhou is already back, Dubai returns after its suspension in February, and Riyadh finally restarts on 1st December – a city Singapore Airlines last served in September 2014.

In total the airline will fly between Changi and 82 destinations this winter, and there are some significant seat changes too. The A380 heads to Auckland for the entire season and selected Sydney and Brisbane flights move in opposite directions on cabin type, among other changes.

The most interesting thing to watch this year is for a brand new long-haul Business Class seat that enters service from early 2027 on refitted Airbus A350 Long Haul aircraft, and from mid- to late 2027 on the first Boeing 777-9s.

Specific flights for these new seats haven’t been confirmed yet, so they aren’t yet reflected in the tables below – for now, every flight in this guide uses one of the four existing seat types.

Four Business Class seat types

Here’s a summary of the four different Business Class seat types currently in use across the fleet.

Image	Seat Guide	Aircraft
2013 J	Here	Airbus A350 Long Haul (359 LH) Airbus A350 ULR (359 ULR) Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
2017 J	Here	Airbus A380 (388)
2018 RJ	Here	Airbus A350 Medium Haul (359 MH) Boeing 787-10 (787)
MAX RJ	Here	Boeing 737-8 MAX (7M8)

While no route sees all four of these seat types in operation, at least six routes see three of them flying on a daily basis across different flight numbers, including Sydney, Melbourne, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur.

The airline is launching a new long-haul Business Class seat for the Airbus A350 LH and Airbus A350 ULR aircraft later this year, due to start flying on selected flights from early 2027, so look out for a 2027 J cabin joining the list soon.

Image	Aircraft
2027 J	Airbus A350 Long Haul retrofits from Q1 2027 Airbus A350 ULR retrofits from 2027+ Boeing 777-9 from 2027+

Notable changes for winter 2026 / 27

In many cases Business Class seat types for the winter 2026 / 27 season are a continuation of the current allocation for each city on the network, but there are a few notable changes or points of interest worth highlighting this year:

• Auckland will see the Airbus A380 on SQ285/286 for the entire winter season from late October 2026. That’s a much longer stint than last winter’s mid-January to late March deployment, and it means 2017 J seats daily for five months in Business Class.
• Bali gets a mix of widebody and narrow-body services after its all-787 summer. Three of six daily flights (SQ934/935, SQ946/947 and SQ948/949) switch to the Boeing 737-8 MAX from 25th October 2026, so it’s MAX RJ seats on half the schedule, and 2018 RJ seats for the other half.
  Each of the three remaining 787-10 flights also has a gap of around three weeks at various points in the season, as SIA reduces capacity to and from the island by a fifth.
• Bangkok loses its four times weekly A350 Long Haul service with 2013 J seats at the start of the winter season in late October, but it returns daily from 2nd February 2027 on the same SQ722/721.
• Brisbane sees long-haul cabins return on one of its four daily flights. SQ265/266 switches from the Airbus A350 Medium Haul to the Airbus A350 Long Haul from 1st November 2026, meaning 2013 J seats instead of the 2018 RJ product used on every other Brisbane flight.
• Cairns becomes a narrow-body route from 1st December 2026, with the Airbus A350 Medium Haul replaced by the Boeing 737-8 MAX. That means MAX RJ seats on a flight of over five hours.
• Chengdu reverses last winter’s partial-narrow-body plan. Boeing 787-10 aircraft stay on SQ842/843 all season, so every Chengdu flight has 2018 RJ seats this winter.
• Colombo drops its second daily flight (SQ462/463, operated by the Boeing 737-8 MAX) from 25th October 2026. That leaves daily Boeing 787-10 service with 2018 RJ seats on SQ468/469.
• Dubai gets going again with the Airbus A350 Medium Haul, not the A380 as originally planned, so it’s 2018 RJ seats there on a flight of over seven hours. That’s also a step down from the Boeing 777-300ER with 2013 J seats that the route used last winter.
• Frankfurt has no A380 this winter, since the aircraft heads to Auckland instead. SQ326/325 switches to the Boeing 777-300ER from 25th October 2026. The seasonal third rotation (SQ330/329) returns from late October, running six times weekly with a two-week break in late January, using a mix of Airbus A350 Long Haul and 777-300ER aircraft (2013 J seats, either way).
• Ho Chi Minh City becomes a more MAX-heavy route. SQ178/177 switches to the Boeing 737-8 MAX from 25th October 2026, and a new fourth daily 737-8 MAX flight (SQ188/187) is added. Crucially though, the daily SQ184/183 keeps its Airbus A350 Long Haul and 2013 J seats.
• Jakarta swings back towards long-haul cabins. SQ960/961 and SQ966/967 switch from the Airbus A350 Medium Haul back to the Airbus A350 Long Haul from 25th October 2026, which means eight of nine daily flights on the carrier’s busiest route will have 2013 J seats.
  SQ968/951 is the only regional-cabin exception (A350 MH, 2018 RJ).
• Madrid rejoins the network from 26th October 2026. SQ388/387 is linked with the existing Barcelona service and uses the Airbus A350 Long Haul with 2013 J seats.
• Manila retains a Boeing 737-8 MAX service on one of five daily flights, but it swaps to SQ916/921 from 25th October 2026. At the other end of the scale, SQ912/919 switches to the Airbus A350 Long Haul with 2013 J seats for the final month of the season, from 28th February 2027.
• Melbourne sees the Airbus A380 continue to operate on one daily rotation (SQ237/228), retaining 2017 J seats on the route. 2018 RJ cabins also remain, with SQ217/218 and SQ247/248 both on the Airbus A350 Medium Haul. That leaves two of five daily flights with the 2013 J seats, so it’s a route to pick carefully on.
• Riyadh finally gets started with the Airbus A350 Medium Haul from 1st December 2026. It will be the carrier’s longest route with the regional 2018 Business Class seats, at nearly nine hours.

• Shanghai keeps its daily Airbus A380 (SQ830/833) for the entire winter, rather than just February and March as it did last year.
• Sydney will have one of its four daily flights (SQ241/242) downgauged from the Airbus A350 Long Haul to the Airbus A350 Medium Haul from 25th October 2026, meaning 2018 RJ seats instead of 2013 J.
• Western Sydney is a new route for the airline from 23rd November 2026, with daily SQ201/202 services using the Airbus A350 Medium Haul with 2018 RJ seats.

Business Class seats by route and flight number

We’ve updated our seat type list through to the end of the IATA northern winter 2026/27 season (which runs from 25th October 2026 until 27th March 2027) to help you avoid the guesswork by offering an A-Z destination list, flight number by flight number, seat type by seat type.

To view the flight number list and the corresponding seat type information, click the route of your choice to expand the table, as shown in the example below.

Routes are to and from Singapore (SIN).

Updated: 23rd September 2026
Valid until: 27th March 2027

Non-Singapore routes

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

Updated: 23rd September 2026
Valid until: 27th March 2027

Note that it is not possible to buy or redeem tickets to travel solely on the following Singapore Airlines routes:

• Barcelona to Madrid
• Madrid to Barcelona
• Johannesburg to Cape Town
• Cape Town to Johannesburg

On these flights, you must be travelling to or from Singapore (see earlier tables listed above).

SIA’s “fifth freedom” flights between Hong Kong and San Francisco are currently suspended, while its Taipei – Los Angeles, Manchester – Houston and Rome – Copenhagen fifth-freedom routes have been discontinued in recent years.

The airline’s sole remaining intra-Europe “fifth freedom” route between Milan and Barcelona will end in late October 2026.

Substitutions can occur

The data for this information is based on GDS timetables and programmed seat layouts, and is correct at 23rd September 2026.

We keep it regularly updated to ensure it’s a useful long-term reference whenever aircraft types or seat types on a route change.

However, do bear in mind that the list may not be 100% up to date at all times and Singapore Airlines always reserves the right to substitute a different aircraft type at the last minute on any flight due to operational requirements.

This can occur even on the day of operation, so you’re never guaranteed a particular seat type until you step on board.

What about First Class and Suites?

We have an equivalent guide showing where the First Class seat and Suite types are flying around the SIA network, through to March 2027.

  SQ First Class Seat Types by Route

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