# Singapore Airlines flies to Madrid from Oct. 26, and goes daily to Gatwick, Milan and Manchester The new Madrid service runs five times a week via Barcelona on an A350 with 42 business seats. Munich joins the network the same week. Here's the schedule and where the lounges are at each end. By Patrick Karsh · Lounge Frog Published: 2026-10-06T20:39:20.091831Z Updated: 2026-10-14T23:43:04.911726Z Canonical: https://www.loungefrog.com/news/singapore-airlines-madrid-launch-europe-expansion-2026 Cite citation_url. Preserve source links, dates and qualifications. date_modified is an edit date, not proof that every claim was rechecked. Third-party images and quoted material retain their own rights. Resolve relative links against https://www.loungefrog.com/news/singapore-airlines-madrid-launch-europe-expansion-2026. Singapore Airlines is adding Madrid to its network on Oct. 26, 2026, and boosting several other European routes in the same winter season, according to [the airline's announcement](https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/us/corporate/newsroom/press-release/2026/april---june-2026/Europe_Madrid_October/), published May 8. Madrid becomes the airline's 15th European destination. ## The Madrid flight Madrid is served five times a week as an extension of the existing Barcelona route. The plane flies Singapore to Barcelona, continues to Madrid, then reverses the routing on the way home. The schedule at launch: - **SQ388:** departs Singapore 23:30, arrives Barcelona 06:40 the next day, departs Barcelona 07:40, arrives Madrid 08:50. Leaves Singapore on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. - **SQ387:** departs Madrid 10:00, arrives Barcelona 11:15, departs Barcelona 12:35, arrives Singapore 08:25 the next day. Leaves Madrid on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The aircraft is the long-haul Airbus A350-900 with 253 seats: 42 in Business Class, 24 in Premium Economy and 187 in Economy. That is the airline's standard long-haul layout for the type; its fleet page also lists a 161-seat ultra-long-range version and a 303-seat medium-haul version, neither of which is used here. The Barcelona stop means a Madrid passenger spends an hour on the ground on the way out and about 80 minutes on the way back. The flight keeps the same number through the stop. ## The other European changes Madrid is the headline, but the frequency increases will matter to more people: - **Manchester** went daily on July 13, up from five flights a week (SQ302/SQ301). - **London Gatwick** goes daily on Oct. 25, up from three a week (SQ314/SQ313). - **Milan** goes daily on Oct. 25, up from four a week (SQ356/SQ355). - **Munich** is new, with three flights a week from Oct. 26 (SQ340/SQ339), on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The airline says that brings its total to ten weekly flights to the city. Daily flights to Gatwick and Milan are a real improvement for anyone who found the old schedules awkward for a week-long trip. Dai Haoyu, senior vice president for marketing planning, said the changes "reflect our commitment" to the European market and pointed to Madrid as both a tourist destination and a business hub. ## Lounges in Singapore ![The bar at Singapore Airlines' SilverKris Lounge, Changi Airport](https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/06cc9201-d22f-4e06-946f-496f962f2591/3b7e06d116cdc4aa48baa3989d4a2ac1.jpg) ![The Snug seating area in the SilverKris Lounge, Changi Terminal 3](https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/06cc9201-d22f-4e06-946f-496f962f2591/d19b10ca44585c903d456c3d1ba1d779.jpg) All of these flights leave from Changi, where Singapore Airlines operates its best lounges. Business passengers and Star Alliance Gold members use the [SilverKris Business Lounge in Terminal 3](/lounges/sin-singapore-airlines-silverkris-business-lounge-t3), which our directory lists with 15 showers and a full bar, or the [Terminal 2 version](/lounges/sin-singapore-airlines-silverkris-business-lounge-t2), with ten. First Class and Suites passengers get the [SilverKris First Lounge](/lounges/sin-singapore-airlines-silverkris-first-lounge-t3), though neither new European route has a first-class cabin. I'd check which terminal your flight uses. Singapore Airlines splits its Changi operation between Terminals 2 and 3, and the two lounge complexes are a train ride apart. Access to all of them runs through the [SilverKris program](/programs/singapore-silverkris) and [Star Alliance Gold](/programs/star-alliance-lounge-access) rules. ## Lounges in Europe Madrid is the gap. Our directory doesn't yet list a lounge with Star Alliance access at [Madrid-Barajas](/airports/mad), and the airline hasn't said which one it will use. Non-Schengen long-haul flights use Terminal 4S, and our listings there include the airport-run [Sala VIP Neptuno](/lounges/mad-sala-vip-neptuno), open around the clock with two showers, which admits [Priority Pass](/programs/priority-pass), [LoungeKey](/programs/loungekey) and [DragonPass](/programs/dragonpass) members and sells walk-up passes. We'll add a Singapore Airlines listing once the arrangement is confirmed. Barcelona is better documented. Our directory lists two airport-run lounges in Terminal 1's non-Schengen area, [Sala VIP Joan Miró](/lounges/bcn-sala-vip-joan-miro) and [Sala VIP Pau Casals](/lounges/bcn-sala-vip-pau-casals), both marked as accepting Star Alliance Gold members and business passengers on non-Schengen Star Alliance flights, plus Priority Pass and LoungeKey. Neither is a highlight; our users score them 3 out of 5. London is well covered at Heathrow. Singapore's own [SilverKris Lounge at Heathrow](/lounges/lhr-singapore-airlines-silverkris-lounge) is one of the best-rated in our London listings at 4.8, but the Gatwick flight is a separate operation and won't use it. Our directory doesn't list a Singapore Airlines arrangement at [Gatwick](/airports/lgw); the Priority Pass options there include the [No1 Lounge South](/lounges/lgw-no1-lounge-south), which our users rate 4.9. For Manchester, our directory shows Singapore Airlines premium passengers using [The Executive by Escape Lounges](/lounges/man-the-executive-by-escape-lounges) in Terminal 2, which opened in July 2026. In Milan, the [Lufthansa Lounge at Malpensa](/lounges/mxp-lufthansa-lounge) is listed with Star Alliance access. In Munich, [Lufthansa](/airlines/lh)'s home hub, the [Business](/lounges/muc-lufthansa-business-lounge-g) and [Senator](/lounges/muc-lufthansa-senator-lounge-g) lounges carry Star Alliance access in our listings. ## Why this matters Singapore Airlines is one of the few carriers where the ground experience at the home hub matches the cabin. Expanding in Europe puts more travelers in a position to use Changi's lounges on the return trip, which is where the airline's lounge advantage is strongest. The Madrid launch also opens a one-stop path between Spain and Australia, Southeast Asia and India, markets where Singapore Airlines has strong connections. Bookings are open for all of the new flights. See [all Singapore Airlines lounges](/airlines/sq). ## Related reading - [Air India and Singapore Airlines will sell each other's flights on their own from Oct. 15](/news/air-india-singapore-airlines-partnership-october-2026) - [The 3 best Singapore Airlines SilverKris lounges, ranked: 2026](/news/singapore-airlines-silverkris-lounges-ranked-2026) - [Singapore Airlines closes its Taipei SilverKris Lounge Nov 1, moving premium flyers to Plaza Premium](/news/singapore-airlines-taipei-silverkris-lounge-closing)