Emirates to cease fifth-freedom Singapore to Melbourne flight after 28 years
Emirates confirmed that it will terminate its route from Singapore’s Changi International Airport (SIN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), a fifth-freedom operation it had been flying for 28 years.
In a statement seen by The Straits Times, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said that the Dubai-based carrier submitted a request to terminate the route in early August 2024.
Emirates told the news outlet that it will determine the final date of its Singapore to Melbourne flight after it receives a final assessment from the CCCS. The CCCS will review any impact that the cancellation would have in terms of capacity commitments agreed upon in Emirates’ partnership with Qantas.
A fifth-freedom flight is operated by a carrier between two countries that is neither the airline’s home base or hub.
Apart from Singapore to Melbourne, Emirates also currently operates the following fifth-freedom flights:
Velana International Airport (MLE) in Male to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Colombo
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) to Christchurch Airport (CHC)
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH)
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
Kotoka International Airport (ACC) to Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport in Abidjan (ABJ)
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka
Gbessia International Airport (CKY) in Conakry to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) in Dakar
Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (MEX) in Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG) to Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires
Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Malta International Airport (MLA)
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