Singapore kicked off Asia's largest aerospace event under heightened scruti...
SINGAPORE - Singapore kicked off Asia’s largest aerospace event under heightened scrutiny on Tuesday as thousands of visitors shunned the Singapore Airshow over coronavirus fears, while all eyes were on a sensitive fly-off between U.S. and Chinese fighters.Organizers hailed a “strong show of support” as the city-state’s defense and trade ministers inaugurated the Feb. 11-16 event, with official forecasts of attendance scaled down to 40,000 trade visitors from 45,000 on Sunday.
But foreign reporters and delegates estimated well below 10,000 people were attending on opening day, usually the show’s busiest, and another signature of air shows - big-spending military delegations - was less evident than in the past. Over 70 companies have pulled out of one of Southeast Asia’s top economic events, citing fears over the outbreak.
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