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Singapore Airlines Group expects to operate at 61% its pre-pandemic capacity by May, as its carriers see a significant increase in traffic following the easing of travel restrictions.In traffic results for March, the group 鈥?comprising SIA and low-cost unit Scoot 鈥?carried 893,000 passengers, an increase of nearly ninefold year on year. Against Februarys passenger numbers, the two carriers saw an increase of around 64%.Source: FlightGlobal file pictureThe sharp rise comes as Singapore in March lifted arrival caps, which had been imposed earl
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stanley taza irus. SIA adds that key markets around the world had also eased restrictions during the month, which led to the increase in traffic.Mainline carrier SIA carried around 764,000 passengers in the month, an increase of more than eight times compared to 2021, while Scoot saw a tenfold rise in passengers to 128,000.Group capacity in March was 51% pre-pandemic levels, a month-on-month increase of seven percentage points. On a year-on-year basis, group capacity more than doubled.SIA Group previously said it expects capacity in April to his 57% pre-pandemic levels, before rising to 61% by May, as restrictions ease.It notes that Singapores long-awaited decision to fully reopen borders opens up the entire SIA and Scoot network to eligible customers and could lead to further passenger traffic growth.As for cargo, SIA Cargo saw cargo loads rise 17% year
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stanley travel mug ublished every Tuesday and Friday.聽Sign up here聽to receive stories about the midcoast delivered to your inbox each week, along with our other newsletters.As communities across Maine begin decking the halls for the upcoming holidays, a midcoast community is bringing back its own peculiar vintage Santa Claus decoration in a form that more of its residents can savor.For more than 40 years, Belfast has been hanging a light-up Santa ornam
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stanley cup water out of his left ear.Now, a downtown organization has brought back a limited run of smaller glass holiday ornaments that depict the off-kilter Santa, after ornaments featuring his likeness were first made in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. They ;re for sale in several small businesses around downtown. I remember Broke Neck Santa from my childhood, growing up and seeing the lights, said Sierra Dietz, owner of the Belfast Grasshopper Shop, which is one of the stores that carries them. I think its just fun. Its a little quirky, like Belfast, so it seems like the perfect fit for our town. Theyve been selling at a steady pace, according to Dietz, who noted during an interview that a customer had bought seven of them earlier in the day.Limited edition 822
