Malaysia’s Firefly cancels Seletar-Subang flights for 10th day due to haze
Firely is extending its cancellation of flights on the route until Oct 19.
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · As published by Straits Times — Singapore · · 1 min read
Firely is extending its cancellation of flights on the route until Oct 19.
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