SILKAIR started on Monday direct scheduled air services between Singapore and Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in China.
The service operates thrice-weekly out of Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
SilkAir’s chief executive, Marvin Tan, said the new route would strengthen the airline’s presence in China.
“Changsha is a major port as well as commercial and industrial centre, and is known as one of China’s top 20 economically advanced cities,” he said. “It is also rich in historical and cultural attractions, being the place where Mao Zedong grew up in.”
Changsha is the sixth destination served by SilkAir in China, after Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Shenzhen and Xiamen, and the 38th in the airline’s network.
