Dhaka: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch new services to Madrid and increase flight frequencies across several European destinations in the coming months, said the airline in an official statement issued on May 8.

The five-times-weekly direct flights from Singapore to Madrid via Barcelona will start from October 26. The new service will restructure its current twice-weekly Singapore-Barcelona operations, making Madrid SIA's 15th European destination and its second in Spain.

SIA will operate its Airbus A350-900 long-haul variant on the Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid route, offering 253 seats — 42 in business class, 24 in premium economy, and 187 in economy class.

On the frequency increase front, Singapore-Manchester services, SQ302 and SQ301, will go daily from July 13, up from five times weekly. Three-times-weekly Singapore-London Gatwick services, SQ314 and SQ313, will also increase to daily from October 25, giving SIA two daily Gatwick flights alongside four daily London Heathrow services, for a total of six daily Singapore-London flights.

Singapore-Milan services, SQ356 and SQ355, will similarly rise to daily from October 25, up from four times weekly. However, the three-times-weekly Singapore-Milan-Barcelona service will be cancelled from October 27 following the launch of the new Singapore-Barcelona-Madrid route.

Additionally, SIA will launch a new three-times-weekly Singapore-Munich service, SQ340 and SQ339, from October 26, bringing its total to 10 weekly Munich operations.

Bookings for the new Madrid service will open from June through SIA's distribution channels, while tickets for additional services to Manchester, Milan, Munich, and London Gatwick will be released progressively.

SIA noted all flights are subject to regulatory approvals, and aircraft deployment may vary due to operational reasons.