Singapore Airlines extends Middle East flight cancellations till Feb 28, 2027

National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has extended the cancellation of its flights between Singapore and Dubai till Feb 28, 2027, citing the geopolitical situation in the Middle East in an advisory issued on Friday (Oct 30).

The affected flights are SQ494 from Singapore to Dubai and SQ495 from Dubai to Singapore.

SIA's flights had previously been cancelled till Dec 2 , with its low-cost budget carrier arm Scoot doing so for its flights between Singapore and Jeddah till the same date.

As of Oct 31, Scoot has not announced a further extension of the cancellation.

SIA 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 that started on Feb 28 this year.

US President Donald Trump, speaking ahead of Nov 3 midterm congressional elections, said on Friday he believed the war with Iran will end soon, but stopped short of saying how that would happen.

"It's going to ​get wrapped up ​soon," Trump said in ‌an ⁠interview with Kansas City radio station KCMO. "We need a ​guarantee there'll ​never ⁠be a nuclear weapon."

Oil prices rose on Friday — set for a fourth monthly gain — as an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighted the continuing supply risks from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has entered its eighth month.

新加坡国家航空公司（SIA）在周五（10月30日）发布的公告中表示，由于中东地缘政治局势，新加坡和迪拜之间的航班取消期限将延长至2027年2月28日。

受影响的航班为新加坡飞往迪拜的 SQ494 航班和迪拜飞往新加坡的 SQ495 航班。

新加坡航空此前已取消所有航班至 12 月 2 日，其廉价航空公司酷航也取消了新加坡至吉达的航班至同一日期。

截至10月31日，酷航尚未宣布进一步延长取消期限。

新加坡航空公司补充说，由于局势瞬息万变，其其他航班也可能受到影响。

受航班取消影响的乘客可以申请全额退还未使用部分的票款。

与此同时，始于今年2月28日的美国和以色列对伊朗的战争仍未见结束的迹象。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在11月3日国会中期选举前夕于周五表示，他相信与伊朗的战争很快就会结束，但他没有具体说明战争将如何结束。

特朗普在接受堪萨斯城电台KCMO采访时表示：“这件事很快就会结束。我们需要保证永远不会有核武器。”

周五，油价上涨，有望连续第四个月上涨。此前，霍尔木兹海峡一艘油轮遭到袭击，凸显了美以对伊朗战争持续带来的供应风险，这场战争已经进入第八个月。