Singapore Airlines and Scoot Push Their Dubai and Jeddah Restarts Back to December

Singapore Airlines has canceled its Singapore to Dubai flights until December 1, 2026, the carrier said in an updated advisory on October 1. Its low-cost arm Scoot has canceled its Singapore to Jeddah flights until December 2, in a notice updated a day earlier.

Both routes were due back much sooner. Singapore Airlines had scheduled its Dubai return for October 25, and Scoot’s Jeddah flights had been canceled only until October 7.

Which flights are affected

The Singapore Airlines cancellation covers SQ494 from Singapore to Dubai International Airport and the return SQ495. The airline blamed “the geopolitical situation in the Middle East” and warned that “other SIA flights may be affected” as the situation remains fluid.

Scoot’s notice covers TR796 from Singapore to Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz airport and the return TR797. Scoot ran the route four times a week before the suspensions, by Singapore Airlines’ own description earlier this year.

Dubai has been off the Singapore Airlines map since February 28, when military strikes closed airspace across the region, Mainly Miles reported. The restart has slipped several times since.

Scoot’s Jeddah route has had a similar year. It was suspended from February 28 to June 21, flew three times a week for about three weeks after resuming on June 22, and was pulled again on July 14, according to an earlier Mainly Miles report.

Refunds, rebooking and what to do now

Singapore Airlines says passengers on canceled flights can get a full refund of the unused part of their ticket, through its Assistance Request Form for direct bookings. Scoot offers a full refund to travelers who choose not to continue, requested by email for direct bookings.

Anyone who booked through a travel agent or a partner airline has to go back to that agent or airline, both carriers say. Both also ask passengers to update their contact details in Manage Booking so schedule changes reach them.

One detail has changed. Earlier versions of both notices, as cited by The National on September 30, also offered rebooking on alternative flights, while the updated wording mentions only refunds.

That does not mean rebooking is ruled out, but the notices no longer promise it. Travelers who would rather fly on a later date or a different routing should ask the airline before accepting a refund.

Why some airlines are still staying away

The clearest public statement of the risk comes from Europe’s aviation regulator. On September 30, EASA extended its conflict zone bulletin for the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman until November 16, with no change to its recommendations.

The bulletin tells operators not to fly over the waters of the Persian Gulf off Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE, except to arrive at or depart from airports there. It cites the aftermath of the US and Iran conflict, Iranian efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz and the threat of missile and drone attacks.

EASA bulletins are recommendations aimed at European operators, and they do not govern a flight between Singapore and Dubai. They do show the risk picture every airline is weighing, and why some carriers are taking much longer to return than others.

Singapore Airlines is not alone. Finnair’s winter suspension keeps it out of Dubai and Doha until March 27, 2027, and Cathay Pacific has pushed Dubai and Riyadh back to January 31, 2027, The National reported. Lufthansa, by contrast, plans to restart Munich to Dubai on October 25.

What comes back first, if anything

When Dubai does return, it will not be the flight Singapore Airlines first planned. The route was meant to get the A380, but the winter schedule assigns the two-class Airbus A350-900 medium-haul jet, so there is no First Class or Premium Economy this winter.

That version of the A350 seats 303 passengers, 40 in Business Class and 263 in Economy, according to Singapore Airlines. It is the same aircraft lined up for the airline’s return to Riyadh.

Riyadh was first announced as a four-times-weekly route starting June 2, 2026. It has since been pushed to December 1 and cut to three flights a week, Mainly Miles reported.

The October 1 advisory names only the Dubai flights and says nothing about Riyadh. Riyadh’s planned first flight falls on the same date the Dubai cancellation runs to, so the next Singapore Airlines update will show whether both routes start on schedule.