Dhaka, July 9 -- The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has granted conditional approval for a proposed commercial partnership between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines, following the acceptance of a series of commitments to address competition concerns.

The decision, issued on 7 July, follows an application made in March 2023, later clarified to cover only the two carriers' full-service operations.

CCCS determined that coordination on price and capacity between the two airlines could reduce competition on the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route. In response, the carriers committed to:

Maintaining current seat capacity, Increasing capacity based on performance benchmarks, Submitting annual low-cost carrier da...