Singapore Airlines will increase its daily flight frequency to Colombo from next year to cater to the growing demand. Singapore Airlines flies five times a week to Colombo, Singapore Airlines General Manager-Sri Lanka, Melvin Ng told Daily News Business.
He succeeded Singapore Airlines, General Manager-Sri Lanka C. H. Chia. He said that Singapore Airlines felt the effect of the economic recession last year but since the situation is gradually improving, there is hope for improvement in the coming years.
Singapore Airlines in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourist Board organized a tourist program to promote in-bound tourism in Sri Lanka. Hence, familiarization trips were organized in Sri Lanka for the agents in China and Hongkong to increase the tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka, he said.
He said that there is an opportunity to promote the tourism sector in Sri Lanka if the peaceful condition is sustained.
There has been competition between Singapore Airlines and other competitors but it was a matter of product differentiation and the services to the customers. Singapore Airlines is unique in the products differentiation and the services. Hence the competition will not be an issue any more, he said.
The budget airlines is a different market segment but there is a group of consumers who pay a premium for differentiated products and services. In that sense, Singapore Airlines is a step forward than the other airlines, he said.
He said that Singapore Airlines needs to monitor the market closely and as a short-term plan it will have daily flights. (Reporter: Harshini Perera)
Source: Either Dailymirror.lk or Dailynews.lk
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SIA transfer additional Kuala Lumpur flight to SilkAir
SIA transfer additional Kuala Lumpur flight to SilkAir
Singapore Airlines starting 01JAN10 is further transferring 7 of its 24 weekly Singapore – Kuala Lumpur service. With the change, SIA is operating 17 weekly service.
Changes as follows:
SQ108 SIN1015 – 1110KUL 772 D -31DEC09
MI322 SIN1015 – 1110KUL 320 D 01JAN10
SQ109 KUL1215 – 1310SIN 772 D -31DEC09
MI321 SIN1215 – 1310KUL 772 D 01JAN10
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Thanks for that feb01mel! The SQ116/117 change does indeed come in handily for some Dec flights I have planned.
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SIA 2nd Daily A330 to Kuala Lumpur & SIA Nagoya Dec 09 Aircraft change
(1) SIA 2nd Daily A330 to Kuala Lumpur
As per GDS timetable display on 29OCT09, Singapore Airlines is introducing 2nd Daily Singapore – Kuala Lumpur Airbus A330-300 service from 01DEC09.
SQ116/117 from 01DEC09 operates with Airbus A330-300 on Day x567, while 777-200 operates on Day 5.
http://airlineroute.net/2009/10/29/sq-2nddaily-330kul/
(2) SIA Nagoya Dec 09 Aircraft change
As per Singapore Airlines’ inventory display on 29OCT09, it is switching operating aircraft on Singapore – Nagoya route on selected dates in December 2009.
On 01DEC09 and 04DEC09, service is operated by Boeing 777-200 instead of Airbus A330-300
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SIN-IST with 77A wef 02 Nov 2009
SIA aircraft change to Istanbul (SQ490/491)
As per GDS timetable, Singapore Airlines is changing Boeing 777 model operation on service to Istanbul (SQ490/491) wef 02 Nov 2009 onwards. This will be the B777-300 (77A), the newly retrofitted cabin of the old 777-300, showing the new F, regional C and new Y class.Leave a comment:
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SIA Daily to Guangzhou Oct - Dec 09
As per GDS timetable display on 14AUG09, Singapore Airlines' Singapore - Guangzhou route is to operate Daily service from 25OCT09 to 04JAN10.
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More updates
1) SIA Manchester Winter 09/10 increase
As per GDS timetable display on 03AUG09, Singapore Airlines is increasing Singapore - Manchester service from 3 to 5 weekly, effective 27NOV09 to 26JAN10. Service departs SIN on Day x13
2) SIA aircraft change to Dubai & Riyadh (SQ454/453)
As per GDS timetable display on 03AUG09, Singapore Airlines is changing Boeing 777 model operation on service to Dubai and Riyadh (SQ454/453) wef 25 Oct 2009 onwards. This will be the B777-300 (77A), the newly retrofitted cabin of the old 777-300, showing the new F, regional C and new Y class.Leave a comment:
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MAN gets some additional services over the Christmas holiday period, taking it back up to 5 times a week for a period, thankfully.Leave a comment:
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SQ Route Updates 2009
1) SIA extra Rome service in Dec 09
As per GDS timetable display on 28JUL09, Singapore Airlines is operating 3 extra round-trip service on the Singapore - Rome route in December.
The extra flight operates on Day 2, from 01DEC09 to 15DEC09
2) SIA Brisbane & Perth increase Nov 09 - Jan 10
As per GDS timetable display on 30JUL09, Singapore Airlines is increasing Singapore - Brisbane from 19 to 21 weekly and Singapore - Perth service from 17 to 21 weekly.
SQ255/256 to/from Brisbane, which operates 5 weekly (Day x24), operates Daily from 18NOV09 to 01FEB10
SQ225/224 to/from Perth, which operates 3 weekly (Day 156), is operating Daily from 20NOV09 to 01FEB10
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