Emirates, boosted by Jetstar Asia, will become the largest foreign full service airline in Singapore

Emirates is poised to overtake Cathay Pacific as the largest foreign full service airline in the Singapore market from early 2016 as it upgauges two of its seven daily Singapore flights to the A380. Emirates will have almost 42,000 weekly seats in Singapore in Mar-2016, a 12% increase over its current capacity and a 29% increase compared to Mar-2014.

Emirates has been a key contributor to growth in Singapore over the last two years during an otherwise very slow period for Changi Airport. The expansion would not have been possible without a new and fast growing partnership with Singapore-based LCC Jetstar Asia.

Jetstar Asia has enabled Emirates to use Singapore as a regional hub for Southeast Asia. Emirates already had hub status at Singapore with three fifth freedom destinations along with four daily non-stop flights from its main hub in Dubai.