SilkAir to launch Direct Singapore-Kuching service

SilkAir is to commence direct services between Singapore and Kuching, Sarawak in East Malaysia from 28 March 2005.

The scheduled services to Kuching will be codeshared with Singapore Airlines (SQ) and will carry both airlines' flight numbers and designator codes. The four weekly direct services will be operated with SilkAir's Airbus A319 aircraft, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and with its Airbus A320 aircraft every Saturday. Plans for the service to be also codeshared with Malaysian Airlines (MH) are underway.

Flight MI 378 will depart from Singapore Changi Airport at 1840 hours and arrive at Kuching International Airport at 2010 hours. The return flight MI 377 will depart from Kuching at 2120 hours and arrive at Singapore at 2245 hours on the same day.

"Our new service to Kuching is in keeping with our desire and commitment to present unique, exciting and exotic Asian destinations to our customers" said Mike Barclay, Chief Executive. "We are proud to support East Malaysia in its efforts to promote tourism to Sarawak. We believe the route offers good growth potential and we are confident that Kuching will prove to be popular with our adventurous global travellers."

"It has been a long anxious wait and the introduction of this new service augurs well for the future of the State tourism industry," said Datuk Sri Wong Soon Koh, Minister for Urban Development and Tourism, Sarawak."We believe that this direct flight will bring Sarawakians and Singaporeans closer together and give tourists an alternative choice of their favourite airline,"he added.

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