Flights Zurich → Singapore
ZRH → SIN
Route overview
This flight route connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, with Singapore, which has a much larger and more recently developed airport that opened in 1981 and serves over thirty-two million passengers annually. The route is operated using Airbus A340-300 and A380-800 aircraft, with an average delay of 11.8 minutes per flight and an on-time performance rate of 83%.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Singapore (SIN) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines, Singapore Airlines Cargo. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Singapore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Singapore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Singapore (SIN) heads east for about 10,306 km, a flight time of roughly 13h 18m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of ZRH-SIN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Singapore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked ZRH-SIN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 59% | 27 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating ZRH-SIN
Frequently asked questions about ZRH-SIN
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Singapore (SIN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Singapore is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Swiss International Air Lines, Singapore Airlines Cargo.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
