Singapore Airlines is the top foreign long-haul airline serving Australia, with present scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, showing that the 
Star Alliance member is set to operate a grand total of 1,239 flights to and from the country this December. These services will collectively offer 379,729 seats, and serve seven different destinations all across Australia using five different types of aircraft.
As well as serving point-to-point traffic between its main hub at 
Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and its Australian destinations, the carrier is also a compelling option for passengers flying in from further afield, such as those starting their journey in Europe. Let’s take a look at Singapore Airlines’ Australian network.
Five Flights A Day To Melbourne
The top Australian destination for Singapore Airlines this month is Melbourne (MEL), to which the carrier has penciled in 155 flights in each direction from its main hub at Changi Airport. This equates to five round trips per day, of which three are set to be operated by the Airbus A350-900. Data from aeroLOPA shows that these modern widebody twinjets have either 253 seats across three classes of travel or 303 in a two-class layout.
Meanwhile, the other two daily round trips will be served by aircraft from Singapore Airlines’ sub-fleet of US-built Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The carrier favors a four-class layout on these twin-aisle jetliners, with a luxurious four-seat first class cabin located at the front of the aircraft. They also have 48 business, 28 premium economy, and 184 economy seats. Singapore Airlines first flew its A350s to Melbourne in 2017, when it noted that:
“Customers who fly on the new A350 will also be able to take advantage of Singapore Airlines’ new first-of-its-kind companion app, found within the SingaporeAir phone and tablet app.”
Three Routes See Four Daily Services
Elsewhere in Australia, three more destinations are served almost as frequently as Melbourne, with 124 rotations equating to four flights a day each way. Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is one such location, with 
Singapore Airlines operating one daily round trip apiece with the A350 and 777, and two with the double-decker A380. These quadjets have six first, 78 business, 44 premium economy, and 343 economy class seats on board.
Meanwhile, the Airbus A350-900 also operates one of the four daily flights between Singapore Changi Airport and Perth (PER) in Western Australia. The other three use the Boeing 787-10, a stretched widebody twinjet from the US planemaker’s popular Dreamliner series. These jets have 337 seats in two classes.
The third and final destination that Singapore Airlines is set to serve four times a day in each direction from Changi Airport this month is Brisbane (BNE). Unlike the routes covered thus far, this particular corridor stands out for the fact that all of its flights use the same aircraft, namely the Airbus A350-900.
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The Best Of The Rest
Singapore Airlines serves three more destinations in Australia from Changi Airport with various lower frequencies, of which the most popular is Adelaide (ADL). This December, the carrier has 44 outbound and 43 inbound flights on this route, equating to around 10 a week. All of these use the Boeing 787-10.
Darwin (DRW) is Singapore Airlines’ next most popular Australian destination, with one flight a day in each direction from Changi Airport, amounting to 31 rotations this month. This route stands out for the fact that it is operated by a narrowbody twinjet, namely the Boeing 737 MAX 8, on account of its shorter distance and lower demand. These aircraft have 154 seats on board, split between 10 in business class and 144 in economy class.
Cairns (CNS) is the only one of Singapore Airlines’ Australian destinations not to have at least one flight a day, with 18 rotations penciled in for this month. This amounts to four a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with the aircraft of choice on this route being the Airbus A350-900.
