Originally Posted by
krismiler
SQ are continuing flights to Australia so there is a way for Aussies to get home, and Singapore needs to maintain its links with the outside world as it’s not self sufficient in many areas such as food production.
I believe for a long time, Singapore didn’t allow transit passengers. So their role as a hub was basically unavailable. I think even now the transit opportunities are limited.
Qatar (especially) and EK are some of the very few hub airlines still moving people to a large number of destinations.