SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will begin daily services to Yangon from October 28 on the back of rapidly growing demand for travel to Myanmar. Together with its subsidiary SilkAir, the SIA Group will serve Yangon with 16 weekly flights.
SilkAir currently operates 16 weekly flights to Yangon with single-aisle Airbus A320-family aircraft. SIA will take over seven of these flights with larger 323-seat Boeing 777-200 aircraft, increasing weekly seat capacity by 55 per cent.
“Demand has been growing strongly for both business and leisure travel to Myanmar, and Singapore Airlines looks forward to serving the country for the first time,” said SIA executive vice president commercial, Mak Swee Wah, who is also chairman of SilkAir.
“SIA and SilkAir are constantly looking at new market opportunities, and the launch of SIA services enables us to quickly meet the growing demand for travel to this increasingly popular destination.”
SIA is the latest in the wave of international carriers launching services to Yangon. Korean Air, Dragonair, EVA Air, All Nippon Airways and Qatar Airways are all commencing flights to the city in September and October.
