Silkair - Definition and Overview

SilkAir A320

Silkair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and is based in Singapore. It flies from Singapore to cities in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

History

The airline had its roots as a regional air charter company in the form of Tradewinds Charters at its formation in 1976, using planes predominantly leased from parent Singapore Airlines. Scheduled services were introduced when it leased MD-87 airplanes. A major marketing over haul was done in 1991, giving the airline its present name, and utilising the new Boeing 737-300s introduced just a year earlier.

Fleet

The ten-plane fleet comprises of six Airbus A320-200 and four Airbus A319-100 aircraft.

Destinations

As at 27 May 2004, excluding code-shared destinations.

Asia

East Asia

• China, People's Republic of
  • Chengdu (Chengdu Airport) since 24 July 2002
  • Chongqing (Chongqing Airport) since 15 June 2004
  • Fuzhou (Fuzhou Airport) since 3 December 2003
  • Kunming (Kunming Airport)
  • Macau (Macau International Airport) since 2 July 2002
  • Xiamen (Xiamen Airport)

South Asia

• India
  • Hyderabad (Begumpet Airport) since 30 October 2002
  • Kochi (Cochin International Airport) since 28 October 2001
  • Thiruvananthapuram (Thiruvananthapuram International Airport) since 2 June 1999

Southeast Asia

• Cambodia
  • Phnom Penh (Pochentong International Airport)
  • Siem Reap (Siem Reap Airport) since fiscal year 00/01
• Indonesia
  • Balikpapan (Sepinggan Airport)
  • Lombok (Selaparang Airport)
  • Manado (Samratulangi Airport)
  • Medan (Polonia Airport)
  • Padang (Tabing Airport)
  • Palembang (Mahmud Badaruddin Ii Airport) since October 2001
  • Solo (Solo City - Adi Sumarmo Wiryokusumo)
• Malaysia
  • Langkawi (Langkawi Airport)
• Myanmar
  • Yangon (Mingaladon Airport)
• Philippines
  • Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport)
  • Davao (Davao International Airport)
• Singapore
  • Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport), Home Base
• Thailand
  • Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport)
  • Krabi (Krabi Airport) since 1 May 2002
  • Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
• Vietnam
  • Danang (Danang International Airport) from 3 January 2005

Charter Destinations

• Jaipur since December 2002
• Bodh Gaya since January 2003

Destinations under negotiation

• Yogyakarta

Terminated Destinations

• Chittagong Service launched on 31 March 2002, with 3 flights a week every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and suspended sinde 19 January 2004 due to low traffic.
• Hatyai/Pattaya
• Jakarta suspended since July 1999
• Makassar Service launched in November 1995, and suspended since 26 March 2003 due to low yields.
• Vientiane
• Pekanbaru, which was suspended due to a lack of aircraft, but talks are on-going for the route to be reinstated.

See also

• Singapore Airlines
• Silkair Flight MI-185

External Links

• Silkair Homepage (http://www.silkair.com)
• Singapore Airlines Homepage (http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/app/saa)