SIA has announced this week that half of its Tokyo-Haneda flights will be suspended until further notice.

The Changi International Airport-based carrier said that the move comes as a result of softened demand due to the recent natural disasters and ongoing nuclear issues in the Japanese city of Fukushima.

The change, which includes daily flights SQ635 and SQ636 will go into effect on Sunday, according to the airline’s website. Despite the cut, SIA has so far said it would keep its four daily flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on schedule. A spokesman for the carrier said to the AFP that SIA was seeing demand for travel to Tokyo drop heavily due to the current situation.

The news comes as fears of widespread nuclear contamination continue. Japanese authorities have insist that people in the capital and anywhere outside the quarantined zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi power station are still safe, however food and water coming from the region have been banned and several countries in the Asian region have begun scanning imported items for radiation levels.

Higher than normal levels of radiation have been found in vegetables, milk and other products coming from four prefectures surrounding the Fukushima plant. Meanwhile, crews continue to work to cool the reactors from further meltdown.