Singapore Airlines to Add Services Across Europe, Launch New Flights to Madrid in October 2026

Additional services to Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick to be progressively added from July 2026

New five-times-weekly services to Madrid will connect via Barcelona

SIA to operate the Airbus A350-900 long-haul variant with 253 seats on the Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid route

Network adjustments offer customers more options for business and leisure travel to Europe

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will progressively increase the frequencies on flights between Singapore and Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick in the coming months to meet the strong demand on these routes, and enhance connectivity options at its Singapore hub.

The Airline will also launch five-times-weekly services to Madrid via Barcelona on 26 October 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. It will restructure its current twice-weekly Singapore-Barcelona services, SQ388 and SQ387, to operate on the route, making Madrid SIA’s 15th destination in Europe and its second in Spain. 

Mr Dai Haoyu, Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, 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. These new services will give our customers more choice and greater value when planning their travel.”

From 13 July 2026, SIA’s Singapore-Manchester services, SQ302 and SQ301, will increase from five-times weekly to daily. SIA’s current three-times-weekly Singapore-London Gatwick services, SQ314 and SQ313, will increase to daily from 25 October 2026. This will give SIA two daily services to the airport, and six flights a day to London after including the four daily services to London Heathrow. 

The Airline’s Singapore-Milan services, SQ356 and SQ355, will increase from four-times weekly to daily from 25 October 2026. The three-times weekly Singapore-Milan-Barcelona services, SQ378 and SQ377, will be cancelled from 27 October 2026 following the launch of the new Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid service. 

SIA will launch a new three-times weekly Singapore-Munich service, SQ340 and SQ339, from 26 October 2026, bringing its total to 10 weekly services to the German city.

All flights are subject to regulatory approvals and aircraft deployment may vary due to operational reasons. 

The inaugural flight to Madrid, SQ388, is scheduled to depart Singapore at 2330hrs (local time) on 26 October 2026, arrive in Barcelona at 0640hrs (local time) on 27 October 2026, depart Barcelona at 0740hrs (local time), and arrive in Madrid at 0850hrs (local time) the same day. 

The return flight, SQ387, is scheduled to depart Madrid at 1000hrs (local time) on 27 October 2026, arrive in Barcelona at 1115hrs (local time), depart Barcelona at 1235hrs (local time) the same day, and arrive in Singapore at 0825hrs (local time) the next day. 

SIA will operate its Airbus A350-900 long-haul variant with 253 seats (42 in Business Class, 24 in Premium Economy Class, and 187 in Economy Class) on the Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid route. 

Spain’s capital is known for its vibrant culture, world-class museums, and landmarks like the Royal Palace of Madrid. It is also a business and financial hub, both for the region and South America.

Tickets for the new Madrid service will go on sale from June 2026 via SIA’s distribution channels, while tickets for the additional services to Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick will be released progressively. Further details can be found in Annexe A.

Annexe A

SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ UPCOMING NETWORK ADJUSTMENTS 

BARCELONA AND MADRID, SPAIN

SIA will restructure its current twice-weekly Singapore-Barcelona services to five-times weekly Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid services.

LONDON GATWICK, THE UNITED KINGDOM

SIA will step up its second London Gatwick tranche to a daily operation during the Northern Winter 2026 operating season. This will complement SIA’s existing daily services, SQ312 and SQ309, to London Gatwick, and SIA’s four daily services to London Heathrow, bringing SIA’s total London services to up to six-times daily.

MANCHESTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM

SIA will increase its Singapore-Manchester services from five-times weekly to daily. 

MILAN, ITALY

SIA will increase its Singapore-Milan services from four-times weekly to daily.

MUNICH, GERMANY 

SIA will launch a new three-times weekly services between Singapore and Munich. This will complement SIA’s existing services, SQ328 and SQ327, to Munich, bringing the total to 10 weekly services to Munich. 

*All times local

Source: Singapore Airlines

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