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Taxes, Service Fees and Charges

 
 

For list of taxes, fees and charges, please click here.

 
 

Government Taxes

 

Taxes, fees and charges are imposed on air transportation by government authorities. Taxes and fees are subject to change at the discretion of each country’s government and may be adjusted for inflation and/or currency fluctuation. You may also be required to pay taxes, fees and charges not already collected.

 
 

Reservations and Ticketing Service Fees

 

A service fee is chargeable for reservation and ticketing services provided by Singapore Airlines staff.

For US Customers contacting Singapore Airlines US offices, a service fee of USD50 will apply.

For customers (including US customers) contacting Singapore Airlines in other countries, a service fee specific to the country (ranging from USD 25 to USD 75) will apply.

For customers (including US customers) contacting Singapore Airlines in South Africa, a service fee (ranging from USD 100 to USD 400) will apply.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Excess Baggage Fees

 

Excess baggage fees are chargeable if the checked baggage exceeds SQ’s free checked baggage allowance. For flights to and from the US, please refer to the tables below. For flights to and from other destinations, please refer to the webpage on Excess baggage for details on our charging policy.


Piece pricing - Departing from the United States / Brazil

If you are departing from the United States / Brazil, excess baggage will be continued to be levied on a per-piece basis. Please see below for excess baggage rates per piece.

 

via trans-Pacific route from

via trans-Atlantic route from

 To

San Francisco, Los Angeles 

New York (Newark) 

 New York (JFK) 

Houston, South America 

Singapore

USD 109

USD 117

USD 149

USD 164

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

USD 109

USD 117

USD 149

USD 164

The Philippines

USD 150

USD 160

USD 149

USD 164

Japan

USD 84

USD 94

USD 149

USD 164

Korea, Taiwan

USD 110

USD 115

USD 149

USD 164

Hong Kong

USD 110

USD 130

USD 149

USD 164

India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka

USD 121

USD 129

USD 123

USD 137

Australia, New Zealand

USD 121

USD 129

USD 165

USD 180

South Africa

USD 121

USD 121

USD 128

USD 143

Middle East

USD 121

USD 129

USD 123

USD 138

Belgium

USD 121

USD 129

USD 85

USD 100

Germany

USD 121

USD 129

USD 88

USD 103

Europe, Africa other than listed

USD 121

USD 129

USD 96

USD 111

Asia, Southwest Pacifc other than listed

USD 123

USD 129

USD 149

USD 164

  • The rate from the table above applies for each occurrence of excess, oversized and/or overweight checked baggage.
  • For flights departing from the United States, bags that weigh 23kg and above will be charged three times the rates shown in the table above.

Any bag that weighs above 32kg requires advance arrangement. It may not be accepted as checked baggage and may have to be sent as cargo. Please contact your local SIA office prior to your travel.

 

Piece pricing - Departing from Singapore 

If you are departing from Singapore and travelling to the United States, excess baggage rates levied on a per-piece basis will be charged in Singapore dollars. Please see below for excess baggage rates per piece.

 To

Excess baggage rate per piece 

San Francisco

SGD 269

Los Angeles

SGD 269

New York (JFK)

SGD 300

New York (Newark)

SGD 300

Houston

SGD 350

 
 
 
 
 
 

Paid Preferred Seats

 

Preferred Seats are seats with more legroom in Economy Class. During seat selection, customer may choose to purchase a preferred seat at a fee of USD 50. For more details, please refer to the webpage on Economy Class Preferred Seats.

 
 
 
 

Pet Transportation

 

Pets carried as part of checked baggage - together with their containers - will be treated as excess baggage and charged accordingly. Please refer to our 'Excess baggage charges' page for more information on the charges.
 
 If you are transiting in Singapore between two Singapore Airlines flights, a transhipment fee of SGD50.00 (or its equivalent) is applicable.
 
 Carriage of cats and dogs out of Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States of America, as well as carriage of cats and dogs into United Kingdom and Houston, is not allowed. Please contact an international pet transport company.

 For more details, please refer to Travelling with Pets page.

 
 
 
 

Codeshare Flights

 

Singapore Airlines operates certain flights in conjunction with codeshare partners, whose fees may vary.  For fees applicable to SQ* flights operated by carriers other than Singapore Airlines, see the website of the operating carrier.

Air Canada 

Air India 

All Nippon Airways 

US Airways

Virgin Atlantic 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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