In view of the increasing spread of the Wuhan virus, our local airline carriers have made the decision to suspend travel to certain routes between Singapore and mainland China.
Airlines that have announced this move include Singapore Airlines, Scoot and SilkAir.
Scoot suspending flights and reducing flight frequencies
Scoot announced on Friday (Jan. 31) that they will be suspending flights between Singapore and 11 cities in mainland China; Harbin, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Xi’an, Changsha, Nanchang, Zhengzhou, Ningbo, Jinan, Nanning and Wuxi, from early February until end-March 2020.
This, they said, is due to "weak demand and operational constraints arising from the growing scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak".
Affected customers booked on these flights will receive a 100 per cent refund of unused itinerary value via original mode of payment.
Some flights between Singapore and Guangzhou, Nanjing, Macau and Hong Kong will also be cancelled.
In addition, flight frequencies will be reduced for these eight cities: Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Kunming, Nanjing, Qingdao, Tianjin and Macau, from 1 February to 28 March 2020.
Affected customers booked on these flights will receive emails from Scoot offering similar options.
For the full revised flight schedule and latest information, customers are advised to visit their website.
Here's their full Facebook announcement:
Singapore Airlines & SilkAir reducing capacity on routes to mainland China
Earlier today, Singapore Airlines also announced that they will be reducing capacity on selected routes to mainland China in Feb. 2020, subject to regulatory approvals.
These reductions will affect SilkAir and Singapore Airlines flights.
Details on the affected flights follow:
Photo via SIA/FB.
Photo via SIA/FB.
Affected customers will be notified and re-accommodated onto other flights, they added.
Customers can also contact their travel agents or email the Singapore reservations team at sq_support@singaporeair.com.sg if they require assistance.
Here are their full statements:
Top photo via Scoot & SIA/FB
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