SILKAIR kicked off its first flights to Hangzhou last week, marking the beginning of services to the carrier’s eighth destination in China.
The four-times-weekly service operates every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on Airbus A320 aircraft in a two-class configuration.
Flights depart Singapore at 10.00 to arrive at 15.20 in Hangzhou, while return flights take off from the capital of Zhejiang province at 16.20 to reach Singapore at 21.25.
SilkAir chief executive, Leslie Thng, said: “SilkAir will be the only full-service carrier connecting Hangzhou directly to Singapore. We are confident that this service will see strong demand from the different market segments flying into and out of Hangzhou to our combined SilkAir and Singapore Airlines network.
“China is an important market for SilkAir. The launch of our flights to Hangzhou shows that we remain committed to develop this market which has strong potential for growth.”
Besides Hangzhou, SilkAir flies to other Chinese destinations including Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xiamen.
