11 Oct 2017
SINGAPORE Silk Air will take over five weekly services to Yangon, Myanmar, currently operated by the SIA Group’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot, effective, 29 October.
SilkAir already operates 10 nonstop flights a week to Yangon and three services a week via Mandalay in Myanmar.
With the transfer of Scoot’s Yangon services, Silk Air will boost its Yangon operations to 15 nonstop services a week. Parent company Singapore Airlines also operates daily services to Yangon.
Passengers with existing bookings on Scoot’s Yangon services on or after 29 October will be re-accommodated on Silk Air.
They will receive details of their new bookings by email when the change is completed. Those who prefer to cancel their bookings can opt for a full refund of their tickets.
“The transfer of Scoot’s Yangon services to Silk Air will optimise aircraft use within the Singapore Airlines Group and free up Scoot’s resources for other network development plans,” said, Scoot CEO, Lee Lik Hsin.
With the transfer, Scoot will no longer operate to Myanmar and its network will then span 60 destinations across 16 countries.