Seletar Airport reopens to first commercial flights since COVID-19

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SINGAPORE: The first commercial flights landed at and departed Seletar Airport on Monday (Jun 13) morning since flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Flight FY3124 by Malaysian airline Firefly departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, and arrived with

SINGAPORE: The first commercial flights landed at and departed Seletar Airport on Monday morning since flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Airport staff participated in “refresher training sessions and briefings on operational and safety requirements” to prepare them to serve customers. "With Firefly flights back, travellers can once against enjoy convenient connections between Seletar Airport and Kuala Lumpur," said Mr Tan Lye Teck, executive vice president of airport management at CAG.

"You know why people love both airports? Because it's such a small airport, such a convenient airport. Really, door to door, three hours easily. And that's such a key proposition for corporates and business passengers, for our leisure passengers who value time so much," he said.Firefly’s maiden flight to Seletar was in April 2019. In March 2020, flights were suspended due to the pandemic.

 

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