Malaysian Low-Cost Carrier Firefly Cancels All Flights Between Subang, Seletar Airports Due to Haze
- Firefly extended the suspension of flights between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Seletar Airport through Wednesday, citing a "proactive safety measure" due to hazardous haze conditions.
- Wildfires on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo intensified due to a turbo-charged El Nino weather phenomenon, marking Indonesia's most intense fires in 11 years.
- IQAir ranked Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as the world's two most polluted major cities on Tuesday, with PSI readings remaining in the unhealthy range across all five regions.
- Affected passengers are being reallocated to Malaysia Airlines flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Changi Airport, with customers eligible for full refunds within 30 working days.
- Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan will press for stronger regional mechanisms when ASEAN foreign ministers meet next month, noting haze is not currently classified as a natural disaster.
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The low-cost Malaysian airline Firefly extended the cancellation of its flights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore until Wednesday.
Malaysia's Firefly extends flight cancellations due to haze
Singapore ranked among the world's top two most polluted major cities early Tuesday, according to Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir, as the fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands -- intensified by a turbo-charged El Nino weather phenomenon -- belch out toxic haze. The fires have created suffocating local haze, sparking tens of thousands of respiratory illness cases. Firefly said the extension of flight suspensions between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah…
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