Silk Air Increases frequencies

[sqdazz]

from airlineroute

SilkAir W10 Service Increases

20100901 BY JIMYVR LEAVE A COMMENT
SilkAir from 31OCT10 is increasing service on a number of routes. These increase, originally announced on 26JUL10, are now available for reservation as per 01SEP10 GDS timetable display.
Details:

Singapore – Cebu 03DEC10 – 25JAN11 Increase from 7 to 8 weekly, new frequency operates on Day 3 on MI542/541
MI542 SIN0905 – 1245CEB 320 235
MI541 CEB1335 – 1705SIN 320 235

Singapore – Kathmandu 05NOV10 – 05JAN11 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, new frequency operates on Thursdays
MI412/SQ5312 SIN0910 – 1205KTM 320 x6
MI411/SQ5311 KTM1305 – 2015SIN 320 x6

Singapore – Kuala Lumpur Increase from 37 to 42 weekly
MI324/SQ5304 SIN0925 – 1020KUL 32S x67
MI323/SQ5303 KUL1110 – 1205SIN 32S x67

Singapore – Kuching Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, new frequency operates on Fridays as MI378/377 (evening service)
Singapore – Kunming Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, new flight operates on Tuesdays
MI912/SQ5112 SIN0820 – 1220KMG 319 47
MI916/SQ5116 SIN1110 – 1510KMG 320 2
MI913/SQ5113 KMG1310 – 1715SIN 319 47
MI915/SQ5115 KMG1615 – 2030SIN 320 2

Singapore – Medan Increase from 14 to 15 weekly
MI240/SQ5240 SIN2000 – 2020MES 320 7
MI239/SQ5239 MES2105 – 2330SIN 320 7

Singapore – Penang Increase from 3 to 4 Daily. Schedule of 4th Daily flight below
MI360/SQ5362 SIN1320 – 1445PEN 32S D
MI359/SQ5361 PEN1530 – 1655SIN 32S D

Singapore – Siem Reap Increase from 8 to 9 weekly
MI612/SQ5028 SIN0850 – 1005REP 319 3
MI611/SQ5027 REP1100 – 1420SIN 319 3

Singapore – Thiruvananthapuram 06DEC10 – 25JAN11 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, new frequency departs Singapore on Wednesdays

Of particular interest is the extra daily Penang flight, and the extra 5 weekly Kuala Lumpur services.

[SQflyergirl]

i wonder if the KUL frequencies come at the expense of the SQ ones (now down to a handful)

[Kyo]

Interestingly enough, I was browsing the MI site for SIN-PEN-SIN last night and those flights were already in the system! (of course, I don't follow what the regular flight numbers are, so I thought it was normal)

Nice to see PEN getting another flight. Not nice to see it's MI and not SQ.

[Pinkfloyd]

Guess very soon we will see SQ totally out of the SIN-KUL-SIN routes... They should really just include MI as a regional partner to *A!

[flyguy]

believed SQ will still mainatin a presence using its own metal at least once daily and will not be totally taken over by MI

[sqdazz]

surely they have to for the sake of Star alliance connections.

I agree, just bring SilkAir into Star Alliance and be done with it!!!

[SilverChris]

My wish is that SQ return to PEN instead of MI adding more flights. If they're adding more flights because of demand then I'm sure SQ can 'survive' on that route

[ycp81]

With the same capacity, MI is able to offer multiple daily frequencies using their A320s vs SQ's sole daily B772/A330, and frequencies are what business travelers want. Unless SQ starts purchasing A320s, we would not see SQ re-enter the PEN or SUB market or even add more flights to KUL.

[SINFJ]

unless MI starts flying wide bodies, SQ will still at least have one slot per day