Singapore Airlines beefs up flight schedule to Brisbane, Australia

Singapore Airlines recently ramped up its flights into Brisbane, Australia, beginning 4 August. Adding to the existing schedule of three flights running daily, the number of flights running four times weekly will increase from 21 to 25. Singapore Airlines will now operate to Brisbane four times per day on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, with Monday, Wednesday and Friday remaining at three times a day. “While we’re seeing more travellers eager to get to Singapore, we’ve seen very little change in the cost of fares over the same period, so it’s clear this is a critical route to Australians,” said FCM Travel general manager ANZ Renos Rologas. “It’s our second largest international air travel market, just behind Port Moresby … Singapore in itself is a significant business and trade partner to Australia, it’s an essential transit hub for travellers moving between Australia and much of the rest of the world, and it’s also a fabulous tourism destination. “Whilst we have seen international airfares coming down, flights to Singapore have remained somewhat consistent over the past 12 months … which is why this new capacity from Singapore Airlines is such great news. As it has been proven, nothing impacts the price of fares like added competition and capacity. “It’s an important market for the mining, oil and gas, finance, insurance, and education sectors, which are the industries that have the highest levels of travel bookings from Australia into Singapore.” According to FCM Travel data, capacity between Singapore and Australia is currently at 100% of the volume pre-2019, but until now, the Singapore-Brisbane route had been lagging behind. Brisbane to Singapore has gone from 63% to 75% of pre-2019 levels as Singapore Airlines brought the new flights online this week. “The rise to 25 services per week by Singapore Airlines is a significant milestone for Brisbane Airport, with this route being a heavy lifter for Queensland’s connectivity to Asia and Europe,” said Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO Brisbane Airport. “It also meets the growing demand for travel between India and Brisbane. “We will always remember that Singapore Airlines kept its aircraft flying to Brisbane during the depths of the pandemic, ensuring Queensland’s lifeline to the world remained open.” The additional flights are supported by the Attracting Aviation Investment Fund, designed to improve flight frequency, capacity and development of new international routes into Queensland’s airports.