Singapore Airlines extends network cuts

Singapore Airlines is continuing to make cuts in its network as weak demand continues to impact the airline due to COVID-19.

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at Changi Airport -Image, Economy Class and Beyond.

The newest cuts slice a total of 10.3% of available capacity and seats between February/March to the end of May 2020.

Affected routes are across both Singapore Airlines and SilkAir’s network. These changes are listed at https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/media-centre/200303flightcanxtable02.pdf for the exact dates.

However, summarised below are the routes that are affected. Note, that in some cases these cancellations are for one or two days at a time and not through the entire timetable. This, however, is route dependant. 

A brief list of destinations hit (stars indicate new cancellations):

North America

• Los Angeles
• New York (via Frankfurt)
• San Francisco
• San Francisco (via Hong Kong) *
• Seattle

Europe

• Copenhagen
• Paris
• Dusseldorf
• Frankfurt
• Barcelona via Milan
• Milan *
• Rome *
• Barcelona *
• Istanbul
• Zurich *
• London-Heathrow

South West Pacific

• Adelaide
• Brisbane
• Cairns (SilkAir)
• Darwin (SilkAir)
• Melbourne
• Perth
• Sydney
• Wellington *
• Christchurch

Africa and West Asia

• Dhaka
• Ahmedabad *
• Bengaluru (Singapore Airlines and SilkAir)
• Chennai (SilkAir)
• Cochin (SilkAir)
• Hyderabad (SilkAir)
• Kolkata (SilkAir)
• Mumbai
• Male (SilkAir)
• Kathmandu (SilkAir)
• Johannesburg
• Colombo (SilkAir)
• Dubai

North Asia

• Beijing
• Chengdu (SilkAir)
• Chongqing (SilkAir)
• Guangzhou
• Shanghai
• Shenzhen (SilkAir)
• Xiamen (SilkAir)
• Hong Kong
• Hiroshima (SilkAir)
• Fukuoka
• Nagoya
• Osaka
• Tokyo-Haneda
• Tokyo-Narita
• Busan
• Seoul
• Taipei

South East Asia

• Brunei
• Phnom Penh (SilkAir)
• Siem Reap (SilkAir)
• Bali (SilkAir)
• Balikpapan (SilkAir)
• Bandung (SilkAir)
• Jakarta
• Makassar (SilkAir)
• Medan (SilkAir)
• Surabaya (SilkAir)
• Yogyakarta (SilkAir)
• Kuala Lumpur (SilkAir and Singapore Airlines)
• Penang (SilkAir)
• Yangon (SilkAir)
• Cebu (SilkAir) *
• Davao (SilkAir) *
• Manila
• Bangkok
• Koh Samu (SilkAir)
• Phuket (SilkAir)
• Danang (SilkAir)
• Hanoi (Singapore Airlines and SilkAir)
• Ho Chi Minh City

The full list can be found here here. Again, the changes affect certain dates in the timetable, and you must check before you travel

Expect more changes

In the release, Singapore Airlines states

“We will continue to monitor the situation, and be nimble and flexible in adjusting our capacity to match the changing demand patterns in the market.”

In other words – expect further cancellations, route consolidations and timetable changes.

Rebooking

Affected customers will be notified and re-accommodated onto other flights. If you booked your tickets through a travel agency, please contact your agent for assistance. If you booked your tickets directly with Singapore Airlines, please contact the SIA reservations team at (+65) 6223-8888

Finally…

Please follow World Health Organisation advice for keeping yourself safe during this outbreak.

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