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SIA to end Riyadh, Cairo flights from late September

Airline cites poor demand as reason; Jeddah flights via Dubai instead of Riyadh

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Nisha Ramchandani

Nisha Ramchandani

Published Fri, May 16, 2014 · 10:00 PM

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SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is suspending services to Cairo and Riyadh from late September in response to weak demand.

"The difficult decision to suspend the services was taken as a result of the sustained weak performance of both routes," SIA said in a release yesterday.

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