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Singapore Airlines' website crash amid surge in flight demand: Report

Singapore Airlines said it had seen "very high demand" for flights and may take longer to respond to queries from customers

Curbs were introduced at Singapore airport in May this year after the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. (Photo: Reuters)
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Curbs were introduced at Singapore airport in May this year after the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. (Photo: Reuters)

Kyunghee Park & Low De Wei | Bloomberg
Singapore Airlines Ltd’s website was temporarily down over the weekend and travel agencies are seeing a surge in demand for flights after the city-state announced a plan to start quarantine-free travel with more countries as early as next week. 
 
Inquiries jumped more than five times the usual on Chan Brothers Travel’s website, according to the travel agent’s senior marketing communications manager Jeremiah Wong. South Korea and European countries are among the favourite destinations, he said.
 
“Demand has been overwhelming,” Wong said. “Singaporeans are travel-starved and they are really looking forward to an overseas holiday and some of them

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