- Singapore Airlines is to expand its European operations by adding Madrid as a destination and increasing frequencies from the UK, Italy and Germany.
The airline said it will launch flights from Singapore to Madrid on 26 October through a restructuring of its existing route to Barcelona. The new Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid route will operate five weekly flights, compared with just two weekly services on the existing Singapore-Barcelona route.
Singapore Airlines plans to operate Airbus A350-900s on the expanded Spanish route offering 253 seats across three cabins: business class, premium economy and economy.
Other moves by the airline include adding extra flights from both Manchester and London Gatwick airports in the UK. From 13 July, Singapore-Manchester services will increase from five times per week to daily, while the carrier’s winter 2026-27 schedule will see its Singapore-Gatwick flights increase from 10 per week to double-daily from 25 October.
Singapore Airlines is also increasing its Singapore-Milan flights from four per week to daily from 25 October — these extra flights replace the current Singapore-Milan-Barcelona route, which operates three times per week, and will be cancelled from 27 October following the start of the new Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid service.
Finally, the carrier will add an extra three weekly flights on the Singapore-Munich route from 26 October, which will increase frequencies to 10 per week.
Dai Haoyu, senior vice president marketing of planning at Singapore Airlines, said: “Europe is an important market for Singapore Airlines, and these adjustments reflect our commitment to it.
“We are seeing strong demand for travel to Europe, and increasing frequencies to key destinations such as Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick in response. Madrid is also an increasingly popular tourist destination, as well as a financial and business hub.”
Singapore Airlines’ latest European expansion comes as other carriers have continued to add non-stop capacity between Europe and Asia due to airspace restrictions in the Middle East caused by the Iran conflict.
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