Singapore Airlines to suspend Chengdu, Chongqing flights from March 31

Flights to the two cities resumed from Nov 26 last year after being suspended for regulatory reasons.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) C6L will suspend flights to Chengdu and Chongqing from March 31, just over four months after flights to the two Chinese cities resumed.

According to a Lianhe Zaobao report on March 20, Chongqing-based aviation industry sources claim the suspension is due to the airline not having obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to continue flying to the two cities in the 2024 summer and autumn seasons.

SIA currently operates daily flights to Chengdu and thrice-weekly flights to Chongqing.

SIA’s services between Singapore and Chongqing, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Xiamen were also suspended in 2023 for regulatory reasons. Flights to the four cities subsequently resumed from Nov 26, 2023.

Shares in SIA closed 2 cents higher or 0.31% up at $6.42 on March 22.

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