Singapore Alines is boosting its services to Brisbane with four flights a day. Photo: Brisbane Airport
Singapore Airlines is to fly four times a day between Changi and Brisbane airports in a return to pre-pandemic levels.
From June 16, the airline’s number of weekly services will rise from 25 to 28 a week, says Brisbane Airport Chief Executive Officer Gert-Jan de Graaff.
“The Singapore to Brisbane connection is our second busiest international route … last year, more than half of all visitors from India to Brisbane travelled via Singapore Airlines,” he says.
Tourism Minister Andrew Powell says the growth in capacity will benefit the state tourism industry as well as outbound travellers.
“We are thrilled that our investment via the Attracting Aviation Investment Fund is returning these dividends,” he says.
“This means more international visitors coming to our great state, and greater choice for Queenslanders heading offshore.
“It’s also extra capacity for our awesome exporters, with more direct flights to get their produce to market in Asia.”
The airline’s regional vice-president for South-West Pacific, Louis Arul says: “Travel demand has been strong as Brisbane continues to grow as a major gateway and Queensland gains significance as a global destination for business and leisure.
“Singapore Airlines is pleased to offer more options for travellers to Singapore and connect to over 110 cities globally via Singapore Changi Airport.”
RECORD MONTH
The news follows Brisbane Airport’s busiest ever month in the International Terminal on record with 631,510 travellers in December 2024.
The figure is 17.7 per cent on the previous record in January 2020 with 620,164 passengers.
The extra services will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays using an Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Outbound passengers from Brisbane will be able to connect to London, Zurich, and Rome with better connections to destinations such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Johannesburg.
The airport also reported its top 10 arrivals at Brisbane on Singapore Airlines by passport. They are, in descending order of frequency: India, Singapore, UK, China, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, Philippines, Thailand and Nepal.
