Tuesday #sgroundup: Why SQ had to honor mispriced Business Class tickets

Elizabeth Soh
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Why Singapore Airlines Had To Honour Mispriced Business Class Tickets

Yesterday, Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that they will be honouring the mispriced business class tickets at its economy class prices. The mispricing, caused by a computer glitch, affected 400 Autralia-based passengers, who had bought the tickets through travel agents. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the business class tickets were sold for roughly AU$3,500 (US$2,899), [...] The post Why Singapore Airlines Had To Honour Mispriced Business Class Tickets appeared first on Vulcan Post.



Yesterday, Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that they will be honouring the mispriced business class tickets at its economy class prices. The mispricing, caused by a computer glitch, affected 400 Autralia-based passengers, who had bought the tickets through travel agents.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the business class tickets were sold for roughly AU$3,500 (US$2,899), while the original price was AU$6,000 (US$4,970) a piece. That’s AU$2,500 lost per ticket.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/why-singapore-airlines-had-honour-074223731.html?linkId=11055701

AFF demands answers over Malaysia brawl

Malaysian supporters light flares after the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 football match between Malaysia and Vietnam at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on December 7, 2014
Malaysian supporters light flares after the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 football match between Malaysia and Vietnam at the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on December 7, 2014



Southeast Asia's football federation said Tuesday it has told Malaysia's soccer body to explain its failure to prevent a violent attack on visiting Vietnamese fans during the Suzuki Cup semi-finals.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) sent the written demand on Monday, asking why sufficient security measures were not put in place, AFF Secretary-General Azzuddin Ahmad told AFP.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/aff-demands-answers-over-malaysia-brawl-080600057.html?linkId=11055687

Property tax reduced for bigger HDB flats

When news broke yesterday about how two home owners had their Housing Development Board (HDB) flats seized for issuing short-term rentals, the Singapore social media scene went into a frenzy. Among the names floated around were Roomorama and Airbnb. Subletting websites such as Roomorama and AirBnb match tourists with local hosts of a country. They provide accommodation or lodging to visitors such as backpackers for a short time period. Airbnb’s Singapore website showed more than 1,000 rentals available while Roomorama has only 200 displayed on its page. Among those who are renting his apartment is Kelvin. He listed his 2-bedroom condominium for rental at $430 per night or $3010 per week on Airbnb. The private property is located at McCallum Street, Singapore. Kelvin has garnered 14 reviews by Airbnb users to date, with most commending him for his welcoming personality. Being hospitable to visitors of one’s country may improve its image, in turn boosting the tourism industry overall, but this is only one side of the coin. The HDB and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has an eye on its flip-side, with rules banning anyone from renting out his HDB or private flat for less than 6 months. Moreover, according to HDB’s website, subtenants must not ... The post No More Room For Home-Rental Websites in Singapore? appeared first on Vulcan Post.



Owners of one- and two-room HDB flats will continue to pay no property tax in 2015, while those living in bigger flats will pay less compared to 2014, revealed the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS).

The reduction in property taxes takes effect from 1 January next year, when the Annual Values (AVs) are lowered by around three percent to reflect the dip in market rentals. The AV is the estimated annual market rent of a property.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/property-tax-reduced-bigger-hdb-flats-084438871--sector.html


Korean Air apologises over VP's nuts incident

The bacterium Clostridia appears to minimize the likelihood that rodents will become allergic to peanuts, and researchers would like to find out if it does the same in people
The bacterium Clostridia appears to minimize the likelihood that rodents will become allergic to peanuts, and researchers would like to find out if it does the same in people



Korean Air apologised as it faced a media backlash over the daughter of the airline's CEO, who had a chief purser ejected from a plane in a furious reaction to being incorrectly served some macadamia nuts.

While insisting it was "reasonable" for its executive vice-president Cho Hyun-Ah to have raised a problem with the in-flight service, the airline admitted that forcing the New York-Seoul flight to return to its gate to remove the senior crew member had caused an unreasonable delay.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/korean-air-apologises-over-vps-nuts-incident-082936300.html

 
New Delhi bans all web taxis after Uber rape claim

Residents protest against the alleged rape of a passenger by a driver working for the Uber taxi company in New Delhi on December 7, 2014
Residents protest against the alleged rape of a passenger by a driver working for the Uber taxi company in New Delhi on December 7, 2014



New Delhi has extended a ban on Uber to all web-based taxi services in the Indian capital, as the US-based operator said it would continue operating despite the order, which followed a rape allegation against one of its drivers.

The city government announced on Monday it was banning Uber with immediate effect after a young female passenger accused the driver of raping her over the weekend.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/delhi-bans-taxis-uber-rape-claim-075752321.html

 

 

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