But isn't it just like SQ saying they should withdraw from the Americas and not do NRTLAX, HKGSFO, ICNSFO, FRAJFK, DMEIAH and BCNGRU? Airlines North Asia, the Middle East and Europe can all fly non stop from their hubs to the Americas and SQ can't. Further, with 13 A330s worth of passengers arriving in Singapore from Australia each day (that excludes transfer traffic and non Singaporeans and Australians) and vv, that's not insignificant traffic.