Firefly suspending all flights to Singapore
Nov 24, 2018, 3:03 am
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Firefly suspending all flights to Singapore
MH's turboprop operation appears to have hit a snag on the planned move from Changi to Seletar:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...thority-raises
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...thority-raises
Two days after Malaysian carrier Firefly made a shocking announcement that it would suspend all flights to Singapore from Dec 1, the reason has emerged: It has not received approval from its regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), to move from Changi to Seletar Airport.
Dec 3, 2018, 9:09 pm
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Apparently more involved than a simple approval to the request... Dr. M playing the long game as always:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nati...anding-system/
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nati...anding-system/
Dec 3, 2018, 10:21 pm
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Presumably, FY is shuttling existing pax onto MH, which will affect traditional MH focused pax which now need to pay more since the loads will be higher. This may cause direct revenue loss for MH as it 'prices out' previously loyal customers.
If you're now forced to go to KLIA/KLIA2 - may as well choose the cheapest flights to Singapore since the added expense in getting to/from the airport as opposed to SZB.
Gives passengers a chance to try a new airline. Then, combined with less infrastructure at Seletar..... not a great outlook
If you're now forced to go to KLIA/KLIA2 - may as well choose the cheapest flights to Singapore since the added expense in getting to/from the airport as opposed to SZB.
Gives passengers a chance to try a new airline. Then, combined with less infrastructure at Seletar..... not a great outlook
Dec 4, 2018, 9:46 am
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Until this tiff between CAAM and CAAS is fixed, nothing MAB can really do. And since there seems to be a fundamental difference between Singapore and Malaysia authorities, seems like this might become protracte.
Anyway, there are also the highway buses as alternatives... Transtar between Jln Imbi and downtown Singapore, in 5hrs is not bad!
(Don't even think KTM... though there's HSR by 2031... maybe?)
Anyway, there are also the highway buses as alternatives... Transtar between Jln Imbi and downtown Singapore, in 5hrs is not bad!
(Don't even think KTM... though there's HSR by 2031... maybe?)
Dec 8, 2018, 1:10 am
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Until this tiff between CAAM and CAAS is fixed, nothing MAB can really do. And since there seems to be a fundamental difference between Singapore and Malaysia authorities, seems like this might become protracte.
Anyway, there are also the highway buses as alternatives... Transtar between Jln Imbi and downtown Singapore, in 5hrs is not bad!
(Don't even think KTM... though there's HSR by 2031... maybe?)
Anyway, there are also the highway buses as alternatives... Transtar between Jln Imbi and downtown Singapore, in 5hrs is not bad!
(Don't even think KTM... though there's HSR by 2031... maybe?)
finger crossed FY will reinstate the flight soon
Dont really like the move to seletar as there seems to be nothing there and connectivity is not really good
the consolation is the lower airport tax lol!
Dec 8, 2018, 1:42 am
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Flying into JB is also an option for those with work at North or West of the Island. The Firefly issue is entirely Malaysian made though, and sooner the resolution better for Malaysians and it's residents.
Dec 8, 2018, 4:03 am
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Still, for most days, 5hrs is definitely doable, and for ~US$50 rt, flat rate. Essentially, less than double the time of the Firefly flights, for <50% of the cost?
Last edited by crackjack; Dec 8, 2018 at 4:12 am
Dec 15, 2018, 4:35 pm
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I'm supposed to fly this route from Ipoh in about a week - glad I decided to search the news to see how things were going at Seletar - Firefly hasn't bothered to contact me to let me know there might be a problem.
Dec 16, 2018, 1:56 am
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Did you receive any email from them about flight suspend? Not on the specific flight ticket you book. Not sure if they sent out a mass email to those affected customer, which may looks like a regular announcement email
Dec 16, 2018, 8:42 am
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No communication from Firefly whatsoever. I booked the ticket directly on their website and they have my email address, and also charged me MYR2 at booking to send me SMS updates and nothing there either. It's really criminal, this could really strand someone at an airport with not a lot of options.
I'm deciding now whether to fly Scoot to SIN in the evening, which is several hours later than the Firefly flight, which is not a time I prefer, or a Malindo flight to JHB, which is close to the original time of the Firefly flight.
I'm deciding now whether to fly Scoot to SIN in the evening, which is several hours later than the Firefly flight, which is not a time I prefer, or a Malindo flight to JHB, which is close to the original time of the Firefly flight.
Dec 16, 2018, 4:54 pm
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If you plan to fly to JHB, I would suggest avoid any flight that lets you reach the immigration between 5pm to 8pm, because this is the most disaster period for weekday. But for weekend, I would say it is better to fly by scoot.
If you have a luggage, and plan to bring some items, then I would also suggest directly fly to Singapore, because the Singapore custom in JB-Woodland is more strict than the airport, due to the reason that many Singaporeans go to JB for grocery shopping.
But anyway, call Firefly to get your money back too
If you have a luggage, and plan to bring some items, then I would also suggest directly fly to Singapore, because the Singapore custom in JB-Woodland is more strict than the airport, due to the reason that many Singaporeans go to JB for grocery shopping.
But anyway, call Firefly to get your money back too
Dec 16, 2018, 7:32 pm
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[QUOTE=dici;30542720]If you plan to fly to JHB, I would suggest avoid any flight that lets you reach the immigration between 5pm to 8pm, because this is the most disaster period for weekday. But for weekend, I would say it is better to fly by scoot./QUOTE]
The flight is scheduled to land at 2pm on December 25. Would that be OK for traffic?
Is it possible to get a private transfer directly from Senai to a final destination in Singapore, or does one have to transfer along the way to cross the border?
The flight is scheduled to land at 2pm on December 25. Would that be OK for traffic?
Is it possible to get a private transfer directly from Senai to a final destination in Singapore, or does one have to transfer along the way to cross the border?