35 Years of Non Stop Operations
General Aviation Industry Surpasses $30B in Annual Billings – GAMA’s 2024 Report Reveals Strong Growth!
New Air Serbia Premium Lounge at Belgrade Airport by the End of the Year
Turkish Space Agency President YILDIRIM: “Those not having any trace in space have no say in the world!”
Onur Engineering Increases Safety
SunExpress Gains Authorized Economic Operator Status
SunExpress Resumes International Flights



35 Years of Non Stop Operations

Issue 14 - 2022
35 Years of Non Stop Operations

Singapore Airlines celebrates the 35th anniversary of its operations between Singapore and Türkiye this year.

The first flight of Singapore Airlines to Istanbul Atatürk Airport took place on 29 October 1987. This flight carried the slogan 'Singapore Airlines will be the first Southeast Asian Airline to fly where East meets West'. These flights helped to establish the first permanent relations between Türkiye and Singapore in terms of tourism, culture, economy and politics.

Singapore Airlines started its flights in 1987 with the Boeing 747-SUD and later made many flights with the B747, B772, B773 models. As of December 1, 2019, it continues its flights between Istanbul and Singapore 4 times a week with the A350 - 900, which is the most modern aircraft model in its fleet. SIA Group has one of the youngest and most fuel efficient fleets with an average age of 6 years and 3 months.

In 1987, Singapore Airlines flew to Istanbul from various and varying intermediate destinations such as Frankfurt, Manchester, Dhahran, Dubai and Athens, respectively. Since 2010, it has started to operate direct flights between Istanbul and Singapore.

Singapore Airlines, which has not left Türkiye under any circumstances for 35 years, plans to continue to be the cultural, commercial and humanitarian bridge between Türkiye and Singapore.


Edinburgh Airport Named Overall Winner at Routes Europe 2025
Helvetic Airways Operates Largest Ever Jet into London City Airport
All Nippon Airways And Singapore Airlines Deepen Commercial Cooperation With Launch Of Joint Fare Products And Revenue Sharing Flights
Riga Airport to Offer the Widest Network of Destinations in the Baltics this Summer
Copyrights © 2019 All Rights Reserved by Aviation Turkey.