Qantas will add a flights from a fifth Australian city to Singapore in March 2025, with the launch of a direct Darwin-Singapore route.

Flights were originally slated to begin in December 2024, using Embraer E190s operated by Alliance Airlines. Instead, they will now launch on 30 March 2025 using QantasLink’s Airbus A220s. These aircraft are more modern and slightly larger than the E190, with 10 Business and 127 Economy seats.

The service will run five times per week, with no flights on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Singapore Airlines also serves the Darwin-Singapore route, using Boeing 737-8 jets. Until a few years ago, Jetstar Asia competed with Singapore Airlines on this route – but has since withdrawn its services.

Qantas’ Darwin-Singapore schedule from March 2025

Qantas’ Darwin-Singapore route will operate with the following schedule:

• QF281 Darwin 15:55 – Singapore 19:15
• QF282 Singapore 22:25 – Darwin 04:45 (next day)

The outbound flight from Darwin connects with Qantas flight QF1 from Singapore to London, and the same in the other direction, although the connection times are around four hours.

Connections via Singapore are also available from Darwin to destinations across Southeast Asia, as well as to Dubai and Tokyo, flying on partner airlines.

Customers eligible for Qantas lounge access will be able to use the domestic Qantas Club in Darwin before clearing immigration, as well as the Qantas Business or First Lounges in Singapore.

Pricing & reward seat availability

Qantas has already put its Darwin-Singapore flights on sale. Airfares start from around $690 return.

There’s also a decent amount of Classic Reward seat availability on this new route. Seats cost 18,000 Qantas points one-way in Economy or 41,500 Qantas points in Business, plus taxes & carrier charges.

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