Singapore Airlines Launches Madrid Flights, Expands Across Europe

Singapore Airlines is significantly expanding its European footprint, announcing new flights to Madrid and increased frequencies to four existing destinations, in response to what the carrier describes as strong and growing demand across the continent.

The headline addition is a new five-times-weekly service to Madrid, launching October 26, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The route will operate via Barcelona, restructuring SIA's current twice-weekly Singapore-Barcelona service into a Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid operation. Madrid becomes SIA's 15th European destination and its second in Spain. The route will be served by the Airbus A350-900 long-haul variant in a 253-seat configuration — 42 in Business Class, 24 in Premium Economy, and 187 in Economy.

On the frequency upgrades, Manchester gets the earliest boost: from July 13, 2026, Singapore-Manchester flights increase from five times weekly to daily. London Gatwick, Milan, and Munich all see improvements from late October. Gatwick moves to daily, giving Singapore Airlines two daily services to the airport and a total of six daily flights into London when combined with its four Heathrow services. Milan steps up from four times weekly to daily, while Munich gains three additional weekly flights, bringing total Singapore-Munich services to ten per week.

The Milan-Barcelona service, currently operating three times weekly, will be cancelled from October 27 following the launch of the new Madrid route.

Tickets for the Madrid service will go on sale from June 2026 through SIA's standard distribution channels.