Singapore Airlines has played an important role in the history of the Airbus A380. It was the launch customer of the double-decker back nearly 19 years ago, in October 2007. The first delivery had the registration 9V-SKA, which was retired a decade later. The Star Alliance member has withdrawn 11 other A380s.

According to ch-aviation, the carrier still has 12 A380s, each with 471 seats. There are six first-class suites (1-1), 78 fully flat seats in business (1-2-1), 44 seats in premium economy (2-4-2; 38″ pitch), and 343 seats in economy (3-4-3; 32″). Significantly, Melbourne recently welcomed back the type after a three-year absence. And the A380 is scheduled to fly to Dubai from the end of October.

The Top Five Destinations That Have Been Dropped

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All airlines change their schedules and networks, and Singapore Airlines is no exception. The information in this article is based on what is available as of April 15. It is always subject to change. Some A380 operators change the type’s schedule regularly, even with little notice, especially Asiana and Korean Air. Others adapt the equipment’s plan slowly, including British Airways, which will no longer fly the double-decker to Los Angeles in the upcoming winter.

Identifying where Singapore Airlines no longer deploys the superjumbo was achieved by analyzing Cirium Diio data for the past 19 years. Tokyo Narita was the most-served market (3,923 departures; served 2008-2020 and 2024-2025), followed by Zurich (3,649 departures; 2010-2020), Paris CDG (3,506 departures; 2009-2019, followed by two flights in 2023); New York JFK (3,314 departures via Frankfurt; 2012-2023); and Beijing Capital (1,966 departures; two flights in 2008, but regular service 2014-2020).

Generally speaking, Zurich is a very high-yielding market, reflecting its status as a global finance hub. Crucially, booking data shows that Zurich has Singapore’s second-highest fare to/from Europe after London Heathrow, which reflects the strong premium demand. Along with good local demand, as well as all the connectivity over Changi, this is why Singapore Airlines’ A380s flew there for years. More than this, it also deployed the ultra-high-premium, 379-seat A380 between 2016 and 2018, although aircraft with that number of seats have since been reconfigured or retired.

The Rest Of The Routes That No Longer See The A380

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Then there’s Los Angeles (1,942 departures via Tokyo Narita; 2011-2016), Osaka Kansai (301 departures; 2012-2020), San Francisco (88 departures via Hong Kong; 2012-2013), Kuala Lumpur (30 departures; 2021 only), Nagoya (six departures; two flights in 2014, 2016, and 2019), and finally Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (five departures; 2015-2016, but only two or three flights per year). The inclusion of such time-limited services is debatable, but at least the list is comprehensive.

Notice Kuala Lumpur, which is just 160 nautical miles (296 km) from Changi. That is shorter than the distance between Paris CDG and London Heathrow, on which Air France briefly deployed the A380, and between Boston and New York JFK. Unsurprisingly, Singapore-Kuala Lumpur was the superjumbo’s shortest-ever commercial service. It existed due to crew training and familiarization ahead of reentry into service. Multiple A380 airlines have operated very short passenger-carrying flights for this reason.

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Melbourne Welcomed Back The Double-Decker This Year

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Earlier this year, the capital of Victoria made the list of routes that no longer see Singapore Airlines’ 471-seaters. Until now, the carrier had 3,072 departures to Melbourne, which took place between 2009—it was one of the first destinations—and 2020 and again in 2023.

Originally, it was not expected that A380 flights would return. But that happened on March 29, 2026. This was driven by Singapore Airlines shelving its plan to deploy the type on its daily Dubai service, with that destination originally to see it from that date. This was a consequence of the war in Iran and the ongoing impact on demand. The current plan is for Melbourne to see the A380 until October 24, with the superjumbo redeployed to Dubai the following day. But this is absolutely liable to change.

When all aircraft are considered, Singapore Airlines has five daily passenger flights to Melbourne. When combined with some other, less notable changes, the carrier’s schedule submission shows over one million Melbourne seats in 2026—more than in any other year.