Singapore Airlines Cancels Its Dubai Flights Until February 28, 2027, a Full Year After They Stopped

Singapore Airlines has canceled its Singapore to Dubai flights, SQ494 and SQ495, until February 28, 2027, the airline said in an advisory updated on October 30, 2026. That is 89 days past the December 1 date it set on October 1.

The flights stopped on February 28, 2026, Mainly Miles reported, so the route will have been off the airline’s network for a full year if the new date holds. The airline again blamed “the geopolitical situation in the Middle East,” and the advisory gives no further detail.

What the new advisory covers

The advisory names only SQ494 and SQ495, though it warns that “other SIA flights may be affected” because the situation remains fluid. The airline also posted the change on Facebook, The Straits Times reported.

It does not give a restart date. Mainly Miles read October’s wording as canceled through December 1 with flights back on December 2, and the same reading would make March 1, 2027, the earliest return.

Scoot, the group’s low-cost arm, has not moved with it so far. As of October 30, its notice still has Singapore to Jeddah flights TR796 and TR797 canceled until December 2, 2026, and was last updated on September 30.

Riyadh is not in the advisory either. Mainly Miles reported on October 8 that the planned launch of SQ498 and SQ499 had slipped to March 28, 2027, with three flights a week.

How the date has moved

Mainly Miles called December 2 the sixth restart date since February, which makes this the seventh. At 89 days, this push is also the longest of the steps below.

A date that stops short of the season

The new date sits about four weeks before the end of the winter schedule on March 27, 2027. KLM’s Dubai cancellation runs up to and including that day, so KLM has written off the whole season while Singapore Airlines has not.

A March 1 return would leave only about four weeks on the planned winter aircraft. Mainly Miles reported that the two-class A350 was loaded on the route through March 27, with a four-class Boeing 777-300ER due from March 28, and the advisory does not say whether this change alters that.

Other carriers have set nearer dates for Dubai International Airport. Cathay Pacific suspended Dubai until January 31, 2027, The Standard reported in September, and the Lufthansa Group’s current plan brings its first Dubai flights back on November 25.

The nonstop route has not disappeared for travelers. Mainly Miles reported on October 1 that Emirates was the only airline flying Singapore to Dubai, with four flights a day.

The risk picture airlines are weighing

Singapore Airlines has not named a specific threat. In Saudi Arabia, about 86% of scheduled departures at Riyadh’s airport were canceled or recorded as no-fly from October 8 to 25, on Cirium data cited by Gulf News.

Europe’s aviation regulator revised its Saudi conflict zone bulletin on October 9, saying attacks showed “a greater focus on aviation infrastructure than previously.” That bulletin and its separate one for the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman both run until November 16, unless reviewed earlier.

EASA bulletins are recommendations aimed at European operators and do not govern a Singapore to Dubai flight. They do show the risk picture airlines are weighing, though Singapore Airlines has not said what figured in its decision.

What passengers can do

Singapore Airlines says customers on canceled flights can get a full refund of the unused part of their ticket, through its Assistance Request Form for direct bookings. Anyone who booked through a travel agent or partner airline has to go back to that agent or airline.

The notice mentions only refunds, not rebooking, so travelers who would rather change dates or routing should ask before accepting one. The airline also advises updating contact details in Manage Booking, which matters for anyone holding a March ticket given how often this date has moved.