{"id":97243,"date":"2026-11-03T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97243"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:28:23","slug":"scoot-extends-middle-east-flight-cancellations-to-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97243","title":{"rendered":"Scoot extends Middle East flight cancellations to 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Scoot has extended the cancellation of its flights between Singapore and Saudi Arabia\u2019s <!-- -->Jeddah<!-- --> <!-- -->to February 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Flight<!-- -->s<!-- --> <!-- -->TR796<!-- --> (Singapore to Jeddah) and <!-- -->TR797<!-- --> (Jeddah to Singapore) will be suspended until Feb <!-- -->28<!-- -->, 2027, owing to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the airline said in an advisory on Nov <!-- -->2<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This latest extension <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/sia-scoot-extend-middle-east-flight-cancellations-to-december?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">follows the airline\u2019s earlier suspensions<\/span><\/a> of the thrice-weekly service to the Saudi Arabian city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Scoot is the budget arm of Singapore Airlines (SIA), which has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/sia-extends-dubai-flight-cancellations-to-february-2027?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">extended its flight cancellations<\/span><\/a> to the Middle East to 2027, most recently announcing that its routes between Singapore and Dubai would be halted till Feb <!-- -->28<!-- -->, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The affected Singapore-Dubai flights are <!-- -->SQ494<!-- --> and <!-- -->SQ495<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Customers affected by the flight cancellations may request a full refund of the unused portion of their ticket, both airlines said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Scoot customers who booked directly through the airline can e-mail Scoot to seek refunds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Those who booked tickets via travel agents or partner airlines are advised to contact them directly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cScoot apologises to all affected customers for the inconvenience caused,\u201d the airline said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The flight disruptions come amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which began after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Talks between Washington and Tehran to avoid a return to war <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-signals-progress-in-talks-with-iran-to-avert-renewed-war?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">are currently under way,<\/span><\/a> and Tehran has offered to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz under strict conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/scoot-extends-middle-east-flight-cancellations-to-february-2027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Scoot has extended the cancellation of its flights between Singapore and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Jeddah to February 2027. 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