SINGAPORE: After a three-week break, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will start operating again on April 22 in the Chinese cities of Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xiamen.
An SIA representative stated on Monday, April 1, that the suspension, which ran from March 31 to April 21, was for “regulatory reasons” without providing further information.
Before the flight delay, SIA flew to Chongqing three times a week and to Chengdu and Xiamen daily.
Flights to the three destinations will start up again on April 22 and run five times a week until April 28. In response to questions from CNA, the airline stated that it will then be increased to daily services.
The suspension comes after SIA flights to five cities, including Chengdu, Chongqing, and Xiamen, were suspended in a same manner last year. On November 26 of last year, services to the three cities were restarted.
According to aviation analysts CNA talked with, capacity restrictions and the lack of available flight slots are two possible causes of service interruptions.
You need regulatory approvals from all countries to do these kinds of transfers. Different countries have different rules about this but China essentially requires a new application and doesn’t automatically approve any transfer of slots or rights from one airline to another,” he said.
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