{
  "id": 11125262,
  "title": "SIA, Scoot extend Middle East flight cancellations to December",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sia-scoot-extend-middle-east-flight-cancellations-to-december",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sia-scoot-extend-middle-east-flight-cancellations-to-december"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore Airlines (SIA) and budget carrier Scoot have extended their flight cancellations between Singapore and the Middle East until December. The cancellations of flights SQ494 (Singapore to Dubai) and SQ495 (Dubai to Singapore) by SIA, as well as TR796 (Singapore to Jeddah) and TR797 (Jeddah to Singapore) by Scoot, will now end on Dec 1 and Dec 2 respectively. These suspensions follow previous extensions and are attributed to the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. SIA stated that other flights might also be impacted due to the fluid situation. Both airlines are urging customers to check their flight status page for the latest updates and to contact their respective customer service for ticket refunds if applicable. The disruptions are linked to conflict in the region, including Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, and US-Iran ceasefire talks over lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which escalated after US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February, resulting in the death of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.",
  "summary": "The flight cancellations follow previous extensions of the halted Middle East routes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/how-film-festivals-became-a-staple-of-middle-east-cinema",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}