Singapore Airlines Has Pushed Back Its Dubai Return Again

Singapore Airlines has once again delayed the return of its Dubai flights. Flights SQ494 and SQ495 between Singapore and Dubai are now cancelled until December 1, 2026, with the airline citing the ongoing geopolitical situation in the Middle East and noting that conditions remain fluid. The route had been due to restart on October 25. Singapore-based Mainly Miles counts this as the sixth change to the restart date since the service was halted in February, and reports that if the new plan holds, flights will resume on December 2 using two-class Airbus A350 aircraft.

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Scoot has made a similar decision on Saudi Arabia. Its flights TR796 and TR797 between Singapore and Jeddah are cancelled until December 2, according to an advisory updated on September 30. Both airlines are offering affected customers a full refund of the unused portion of their tickets, and Singapore Airlines says passengers can also be moved onto alternative flights. People who booked through a travel agent or a partner airline need to go back to that agent or airline rather than contacting Singapore Airlines or Scoot directly.

The extended pause has a knock-on effect on the airline’s Gulf plans. According to Mainly Miles, Singapore Airlines’ planned new service to Riyadh now looks set to launch before Dubai returns, an unusual reversal for a network in which Dubai has long been a fixture. Singapore Airlines has also warned that other services could be affected if the regional situation changes, so the latest dates should be treated as targets rather than guarantees.

For travellers between Southeast Asia and the Gulf, the practical advice is to keep contact details up to date in the airline’s Manage Booking tools so schedule changes arrive promptly, and to avoid tight onward connections built around a restart date that has already moved several times. Anyone holding a ticket for travel before December should check its status now and decide whether a refund or rebooking suits them better, and compare routings on other carriers that are still serving the region.

Sources: Aviation A2Z, Mainly Miles