SIA, Scoot cancel flights to Middle East amid heightened uncertainties

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has extended the cancellation of its flights between Singapore and Dubai till Dec 2, while Scoot has cancelled its flights between Singapore and Jeddah till the same date, citing geopolitical situation in the Middle East.The affected flights are SQ494 from Singapore to Dubai and SQ495 from Dubai to Singapore; TR796 from Singapore to Jeddah, and flight TR797 from Jeddah to Singapore.SIA's flights had previously been cancelled till Oct 24.The airline added that its other flights may be affected due to the fluid situation.Customers affected by the cancellations can seek a full refund of the unused portion of their ticket.Meanwhile, there is no clear end in sight to the US-Israeli war against Iran, now in its eighth month.