SIA flights between Singapore and Shanghai departing April 11 cancelled due to Chinese city's Covid-19 lockdown
A Singapore Airlines plane taxis along the tarmac at a Changi Airport on Sept 11, 2020.
SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced on Friday (April 8) that two flights between Singapore and Shanghai that are set to depart on Apr 11 have been cancelled.
In a Facebook post, the airline said that flights SQ830 and SQ833 will not take off due to “operational constraints as a result of the regulatory lockdown measures in Shanghai”.
“SIA would like to extend our sincere apologies to the affected customers. We are reaching out to them to offer all necessary assistance and to minimise the inconvenience caused by this disruption,” said the airline.
In response to CNA's queries, an SIA spokesperson said that the operational constraints were due to a shortage of manpower required to support operations at Shanghai Pudong International Airport as a result of the lockdown measures.
The spokesperson apologised to affected customers and said the airline is offering customers "all necessary assistance".
Checks by CNA showed that as of 10.50am on Friday, the SIA website was not taking in bookings for the route between Singapore and Shanghai. CNA
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