THE Lion City's flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to introduce a fifth weekly flight to Kolkata, India, from March 29, 2020.
At the same time, the Airline's regional wing SilkAir will cease services to the city. Currently, SIA operates four weekly flights and SilkAir operates three weekly flights to Kolkata.
SIA will continue to operate Airbus A350-900 medium haul aircraft on the service. 'SIA's A350-900 medium haul aircraft has been warmly received by customers since its introduction on the Singapore-Kolkata route in June 2019. We are pleased to increase our services to Kolkata with this new generation aircraft by adding a weekly frequency from March 2020,' said senior vice president marketing planning, Tan Kai Ping.
In addition to Kolkata, SIA operates to five other points in India - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
SIA's low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, operates to seven points in India - Amritsar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Trivadrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam. After this change, SilkAir will continue to operate to four points in India - Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi. From March 29, 2020, the SIA Group airlines will operate more than 140 weekly flights to India.
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At the same time, the Airline's regional wing SilkAir will cease services to the city. Currently, SIA operates four weekly flights and SilkAir operates three weekly flights to Kolkata.
SIA will continue to operate Airbus A350-900 medium haul aircraft on the service. 'SIA's A350-900 medium haul aircraft has been warmly received by customers since its introduction on the Singapore-Kolkata route in June 2019. We are pleased to increase our services to Kolkata with this new generation aircraft by adding a weekly frequency from March 2020,' said senior vice president marketing planning, Tan Kai Ping.
In addition to Kolkata, SIA operates to five other points in India - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
SIA's low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, operates to seven points in India - Amritsar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Trivadrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam. After this change, SilkAir will continue to operate to four points in India - Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi. From March 29, 2020, the SIA Group airlines will operate more than 140 weekly flights to India.
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