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Woman accuses Singapore Airlines of discriminating against her for being amputee

‘I was really upset and hurt and felt like I was being vilified for my disability in front of all of these people’

The Independent UK

Singapore Airlines called out for allegedly discriminating against student with disability

Student Isabella Beale, 23, is accusing the airline of discriminating against her for being an amputee on her flights to and from Europe.

ABC News

Airline introduces paper plates in premium class and passengers are absolutely livid

Singapore Airlines has received a lot of pushback from some of its customers after the company released service wear made of Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper

Daily Mirror

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Singapore Airlines condemned for introducing ‘horrible and cheap-looking’ paper plates on flights

Customers threatened to take their business elsewhere as a result of the new trial

The Independent UK

Singapore Airlines' paper serviceware trial criticised as cheap

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said that it will consider feedback from customers before it comes to a decision on the use of paper serviceware on its medium- and long-haul flights.

Bangkok Post

'India was Singapore’s second largest source market for inbound travellers last year'

NEW DELHI: India emerged as Singapore’s second largest source market for inbound travellers last year. Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Thursday said Indians accounted for almost 6.9 lakh of the overall 63 lakh global visitor arrivals, with the biggest source market being neighbouring Indonesia.

The Times of India

Still more work to do at THAI

Thai Airways is in the spotlight once again, but for the wrong reasons. In what has now become a viral TikTok video, a user showed how cabin crew failed to collect meal trays from a seat as a flight from Singapore to Bangkok was about to land.

Bangkok Post

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Barr takes case to feds for Qatar to abide by rules, return Canberra flights

Should Canberra share international flights with Adelaide?

The Canberra Times

Travel scams: Everything you need to watch out for

Simon Calder identifies the red flags to be aware of when booking a holiday – plus tricks used when scammers defraud the industry

The Independent UK

‘Economy. That’s OK. You will survive’: Singapore Airlines’ class signs spark jokes online

‘Who did this photoshoot?’, the social media poster asked

The Independent UK

Two corgis get to fly business class

The dogs’ owner has shared tips for others wanting to travel with their pets

The Independent UK

India's Tata Sons to merge Air India with Vistara airlines

India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, Tata Sons, will merge its Air India with Vistara, a carrier it jointly runs with Singapore Airlines, in a major step toward revamping the country’s debt-laden national carrier

The Independent UK

Tatas & Singapore Airlines agree to merge Vistara into Air India by March 2024; 25.1% stake for SIA in 'new AI'

NEW DELHI: Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Tuesday announced that they will merge Vistara into Air India, with a target to complete the process by March 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

The Times of India

‘Why you don’t give me f***ing water?’ Man filmed verbally abusing Singapore Airlines crew on flight

Social media users were horrified at ‘male Karen’s’ behaviour towards cabin crew

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Singapore Airlines is no longer ‘firing’ pregnant flight attendants

Previously pregnant flight attendants effectively had their contracts ended

Daily Mirror

Singapore Airlines ends controversial policy of sacking pregnant flight attendants

Singapore Airlines has reportedly ended a decades-long policy which saw flight attendants grounded without pay if they got pregnant, and then pushed out of the company upon the child's birth

The Canberra Times

Set-back for international flights to Canberra Airport

Direct flights to and from Canberra postponed until December.

The Independent UK

Fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines plane after man claims to have bomb in luggage

Suspect has been arrested under anti-terrorism and drug laws, police said

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Fighter jets escort Singapore Air plane over bomb hoax

Fighter jets escorted a Singapore Airlines plane to land at the city-state's international airport Changi on Wednesday after a passenger had made a bomb threat, Singapore authorities said.

Bangkok Post

Fighter jets scrambled after bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco

A Singapore Airlines Ltd flight en-route from San Francisco was escorted by fighter jets after a passenger allegedly claimed there was a bomb in his carry-on bag and assaulted the crew, according to the police.

The Independent UK

The world’s longest flights, from London-Perth to Auckland-New York

Following the launch of a new route connecting the US with New Zealand, we round up the world’s lengthiest nonstops

Irish Independent

Revealed: The world’s best airlines for 2022, and where Ryanair and Aer Lingus rank

Qatar Airways has been voted the world’s best airline for the seventh year in a row, in a list compiled from millions of consumer surveys taken all over the world.

The Independent UK

Revealed: These are the world’s best airlines

Qatar Airways bags number one spot

The Independent UK

Australia travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Cooler than cool cities like Sydney and Melbourne, sublime surfing beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, the Red Centre and the Outback – Australia’s diverse charms make for a trip like no other

Bangkok Post

Scoot hopeful to increase seat capacity by year-end

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to increase its seat capacity to 80% of the level recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, before adding more flights to match or outpace previous levels in the first half of 2023.

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