Malaysia links airspace issues to Firefly's Seletar hold-up

Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator appears to be unwilling to approve plans for Firefly to operate from Seletar airport in Singapore due to issues over airspace between the countries. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said Nov 23 that "for purposes of Firefly's safe operations into Seletar airport, there are indeed regulatory issues that needs to be resolved between the civil aviation authority of both countries." This includes "outstanding airspace issues to be discussed, particularly on reviewing the terms and conditions of delegation of Malaysia's airspace to Singapore for the provision of air traffic services." It adds that it was not consulted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on the Dec 1 deadline to move turboprop operations at Changi International airport to Seletar, but respects that the authority was within its rights to do so. <br/>