SIA, SilkAir, Scoot slashing capacity on selected China routes

Singapore

WITH flight demand slashed by the Wuhan virus outbreak, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiaries SilkAir and Scoot will reduce capacity on selected routes to Greater China in February, subject to regulatory approval.

Low-cost carrier Scoot will suspend all flights between Singapore and mainland China from Feb 8 and reduce flight frequencies for Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Qingdao and Tianjin from Feb 1 to 7.

Scoot had earlier announced in a Facebook post on Friday morning that it will be suspending flights between Singapore and 11 cities in mainland China from early F…