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Singapore Airlines brushes off ‘dental chair’ jibe at new business class seats

Headline via South China Morning Post · first report 11 Nov, 11:13 IST, latest 11 Nov, 11:13 IST

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First report11 Nov, 11:13 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 11:13 IST
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Wednesday that the cabin colour palette for its newly unveiled business class seats was “carefully selected” after the reveal drew criticism from some content creators and travel writers, including those who likened them to…

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