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SINGAPORE — National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) cancelled two scheduled flights on Friday (Aug 5) due to the “evolving airspace restrictions” as a result of China’s military drills near Taiwan. In response to TODAY’s queries on Thursday night, SIA said that the affected flights are SQ878 and SQ879. SQ878 flies from Singapore to Taipei; SQ879 flies from Taipei to Singapore. A check by TODAY on the Changi Airport website showed that both flights have been cancelled. SQ878 was supposed to depart Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 11.45am on Friday, while SQ879 was scheduled to arrive in Singapore at 10.15pm later...
