Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier of Singapore, an island city-state in Southeast Asia. The airline operates scheduled passenger services to 64 cities in 35 countries around the world and has a major presence in Southeast Asia as well as the important "kangaroo route" between Europe and Australasia. The airline also operates trans-Pacific flights including two of the world’s longest non-stop commercial flights to Los Angeles and Newark, New Jersey from its hub at Singapore Changi Airport.Some of the major destinations served by Singapore Airlines include Vancouver, San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Istanbul, Milan, Cape Town, Dubai, Shanghai,Tokyo, Auckland and Melbourne. The airline is one of only five airlines in the world to carry a 5-star rating by Skytrax besides Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways and Asiana Airlines.
