Singapore Airlines was the launch customer of the Airbus A380. Registered 9V-SKA, the first frame was delivered in October 2007. The aircraft, scrapped in 2020, was the third superjumbo off the production line. It is one of 12 double-deckers that the Star Alliance member has retired.

In 2026, Singapore Airlines continues to fly a dozen A380s. They’ll be flown from its Changi hub to nine airports globally, including Dubai, which will be discussed later in the article. However, in the past 19+ years, the type has been used on 12 other routes, which is this article’s focus.

Singapore Airlines’ A380s Are No Longer Used To…

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The carrier’s double-decker quadjet entered service more than 19 years ago, in October 2007. Its initial route was from Singapore—where else?—to Sydney, which remains a critical destination in the type’s network. It was, of course, the first A380 route of any airline globally.

Since that fateful month, Singapore Airlines has stopped flying the type to the following 12 airports. In contrast, British Airways has ceased using its superjumbos to eight airports. With over 3,900 departures, Tokyo Narita saw Singapore Airlines’ frames the most, most recently in May 2025—the only month last year. Will the airline’s highest-capacity equipment be used to Japan again? It’s hard to say.

Singapore To Switzerland On The A380?

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You might wonder why this route, which covers 5,566 nautical miles (10,308 km) on a great circle basis, warranted the 471-seat superjumbo and, between 2016 and 2018, the 379-seat alternative. The answer is, of course, partly because of the sheer traffic volume, which also helps to explain the historic deployment of the Boeing 747 there. Critically, it is also because of the extent of the premium traffic.

Generally speaking, Zurich is a very high-yielding market, reflecting, in part, its status as a global finance hub. That is why Zurich was Singapore Airlines’ third European destination to see the A380 and why it used the ultra-high-premium 379-seat configuration there. And now, in 2026, Zurich continues to see first-class-equipped aircraft, albeit on the 777-300ER.

With 110,000 local passengers, booking data shows that Zurich is Singapore’s sixth most-trafficked European market. At the airport level, only London Heathrow, Paris CDG, Amsterdam, Athens, and Milan Malpensa have more point-to-point traffic.

With an average fare of $1,434 each way (across all airlines, cabins, and passengers), Zurich ranks second in this sense among the top six markets, behind Heathrow ($1,505). But Heathrow still sees the A380, while Zurich doesn’t. Perhaps that’s because fellow Star Alliance member and joint venture partner SWISS serves Singapore itself using first-equipped aircraft.

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Where Singapore Airlines’ A380s Fly In 2026

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In the first half of 2026, the carrier plans nine A380 routes. The 471-seater will fly to Auckland, Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London Heathrow, Mumbai, Shanghai Pudong, and Sydney. The world’s first A380 route, Singapore-Sydney, continues to see Singapore Airlines’ double-decker aircraft twice daily, along with Qantas’ frames.

Starting on March 29, Singapore Airlines will fly the A380 to Dubai. Operating daily, it will be the first time it has been deployed there (and the Middle East generally) regularly. However, two round-trip superjumbo flights to the ever-popular Middle Eastern city were available in 2024.