Firefly could restart Singapore flights soon
Malaysian carrier Firefly could be soon about to resume flights to Singapore.
Transport minister Anthony Loke said an announcement will be made soon which could allow the carrier to restart flights after a gap of four months.
"The official announcement will be made soon. We are still finalising the details. We hope they can resume their services soon," Loke said.
Singapore services were halted on December 1, 2018 due to an airspace dispute between the two neighbouring countries.
Firefly was due to relocate its turboprop services to the secondary Seletar Airport on that date but Malaysia opposed the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s use of the Instrument Landing System to facilitate flight operations in and out of Seletar.
Malaysia said the ILS system would hinder construction of tall buildings in Johor just across the strait from Singapore.
While Singapore denied this, there has been a standoff on the issue ever since, which Firefly claims has cost it about $6.6m a month in lost revenue.
It was part of a wider issue over airspace access after Malaysia imposed a restricted flying zone over Pasir Gudang in Johor for military operations.
In January both countries agreed to suspend both the restricted area and ILS system implementation while further negotiations took place.
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