QantasLink Adds New Darwin-Singapore Route

Qantas will add a flights from a fifth Australian city to Singapore at the end of 2024, with the launch of a direct Darwin-Singapore route.

The service will initially run five times per week from 9 December 2024, increasing daily from March 2025. It will be sold under the QantasLink brand, using Embraer E190s operated by Alliance Airlines. These regional jets feature 84 Economy and 10 Business Class seats.

This will become the fourth international route to be operated by Alliance Airlines for QantasLink using Embraer E190s. The other three are Darwin-Dili, Brisbane-Wellington and Brisbane-Honiara.

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 Until a few years ago, Jetstar Asia competed with Singapore Airlines on this route – but has since withdrawn its services.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 December 2024

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

• QF353 Darwin 18:05 – Singapore 21:25
• QF354 Singapore 22:25 – Darwin 04:45 (next day)

The outbound flight from Darwin connects perfectly with Qantas flight QF1 from Singapore to London. On the return journey from London to Darwin, however, Qantas’ connection time in Singapore is 4-5 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 $690 return.

At this stage, Qantas has not released any Classic Reward seat availability on this new route. However, we expect this to happen over the coming months.

It will cost 18,000 Qantas points + taxes & carrier charges for a one-way Economy Classic Reward ticket from Darwin to Singapore. In Business Class, the cost will be 41,500 Qantas points + taxes & carrier charges each way.

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