Malaysian airline Firefly announced today that it was suspending all flights to Singapore as of December 1, the day that it had planned to move their Singapore hub from Changi to Seletar Airport.
As per their website, they announced that regular services would resume once “regulatory issues” were ironed out before their turbo-prop flight services move to Seletar. No further details were given as to why the route would be suspended.
Firefly, a Malaysia Airlines subsidiary, had previously announced their move to the new SG$80 million (US$58.2 million) airport that opened only on Monday of this week. The Star reports that the new facility will service regularly scheduled commercial flights, as well as chartered business routes and private jets.
Operating 20 daily flights between Singapore and Subang, Ipoh, and Kuantan, it is currently the only turboprop engine that lands in Changi.
No timeline has been given for the resuming of flights, with the airline stipulating that they would make arrangements for any passengers with pre-existing bookings. The Straits Times believes that at least 12,000 people are affected by the delay.
A previous statement to ST had forecast that some issues remained unresolved, and Firefly is still working them out internally with Changi Airport Group.
Text: Coconuts KL
