Zuji cuts staff, loses right to issue air tickets via Iata service

Online travel agent Zuji's Singapore office at Novena Square was largely empty with the lights off when The Straits Times visited on Nov 26, 2018. ST PHOTO: TIFFANY FUMIKO TAY
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Online travel agent Zuji has been suspended from issuing airline tickets through the International Air Transport Association's (Iata) centralised air ticket billing service after it failed to pay up for tickets it sold to customers.

Zuji has also cut staff in its Singapore office as it moves to focus on operations in Hong Kong, The Straits Times understands.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 30, 2018, with the headline Zuji cuts staff, loses right to issue air tickets via Iata service. Subscribe