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Australia has long been an important destination for Singapore Airlines, both in terms of point-to-point traffic and connecting itineraries from elsewhere in Asia or even further afield in Europe and the Middle East. This was recently underlined by the carrier’s confirmation that it will add another airport in the country to its roster, namely the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), which is named after pioneering aviator Nancy Bird Walton.
From late November, 
Singapore Airlines will serve this facility from its main hub at Changi Airport (SIN) on a daily basis, bringing its total number of daily passenger departures from Australian airports from 22 to a record-breaking 23. Let’s dive deeper into the data and examine its impressive Australian coverage.
Welcome To Western Sydney
Earlier this month, Singapore Airlines announced that, subject to regulatory approvals, November 23, 2026, will see it commence daily flights to and from the new airport in Western Sydney. It has long been known that the Star Alliance member will be the facility’s first international airline, but, now that there is a concrete date attached to these plans, they seem a bit more real. The route will be served daily using 303-seat Airbus A350-900s.
Aero Routes notes that, flying out of Singapore Changi Airport, SQ201 will depart at 11:30 am and reach Western Sydney at 10:20 pm local time. The return leg’s (SQ202) departure, at 11:55 pm, would not have been possible at Sydney’s existing Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) due to curfews, which showcases the flexibility of the new hub. This service reaches Changi at 5:05 am the next day, with Dai Haoyu from Singapore Airlines saying that:
“Western Sydney’s late-night departure capacity will enable a seamless travel journey and connections through Singapore Changi Airport, to more than 130 global destinations served by the SIA Group.”
Sydney Was Already One Of Singapore Airlines’ Top Australian Destinations By Frequency
As previously mentioned, Singapore Airlines’ new service from Western Sydney will be one of up to 23 daily departures from Australia operated by the carrier from late November onward. Using Thursday, December 3, as an example, we can dive deeper into data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, to examine its other routes and frequencies. Sydney’s other airport, Kingsford Smith, seems a good place to start.
Indeed, according to Cirium, this curfew-restricted facility is one of Singapore Airlines’ top Australian destinations by frequency, with four daily flights from there to its main hub at Changi Airport. These are spread throughout the day in order to offer a wide range of onward connectivity options upon arrival in Singapore for transit passengers, with the first service being the Boeing 777-operated SQ212 at 8:05 am. This reaches Changi at 1:05 pm.
Singapore Airlines’ middle pair of daily departures on the Sydney-Changi route are operated by its huge 471-seat Airbus A380s, with the first of these (SQ232) departing at 12:15 pm and arriving at 5:35 pm. This is followed by SQ222 at 4:10 pm, which reaches Changi at 9:20 pm. The Airbus A350-900 operates the last of these four daily flights, with SQ242 departing Sydney Airport at 7:10 pm and arriving in Singapore at 12:20 am the next day.
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The Best Of The Rest
Elsewhere in Australia, Melbourne (MEL) is Singapore Airlines’ top destination by frequency, with five daily departures to Changi Airport. Of these, three are operated by the Airbus A350-900, with the Boeing 777-300ER accounting for the other two. Meanwhile, Brisbane (BNE) and Perth (PER) join Sydney with four daily departures: the former uses the A350 for every flight, whereas the latter has two with the A350 and two with the 787.
As far as airports with lower frequencies are concerned, just two daily Singapore Airlines flights apiece link Adelaide (ADL) and Darwin (DRW) with Changi: the former route is served by the 787-10 and the latter by the 737 MAX 8. The MAX 8 is also responsible for the daily flight from Cairns (CNS) to Changi.
