Silkair Says Sawadee-Ka to Koh Samui

Sep 27, 2011 17:30 +08 Silkair Says Sawadee-Ka to Koh Samui

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, launched its first flight to Koh Samui, Thailand, early Tuesday morning, 27 September 2011.

The much-anticipated inaugural flight MI 772 departed Singapore Changi Airport at 0810 hours and reached the idyllic Thai resort island at 0900 hours. The return flight, MI 771, departed Koh Samui at 1030 hours and was expected to reach Singapore at 1325 hours the same day. (all times local).

Koh Samui is SilkAir's third destination in Thailand, after Phuket and Chiang Mai, and the 36th destination in the airline's network. The thrice-weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays are operated with the A319 aircraft, featuring both Business and Economy Class.

To mark this special occasion, passengers on the first flight out of Singapore were presented with a set of special souvenirs from Koh Samui, comprising a coin pouch made out of coconut husk and a selection of Thai candy, called kalamae, in betel nut, coconut and pandan flavours. Passengers who travelled on the first flight out of Koh Samui received exclusively produced SilkAir notebooks.

"We are delighted to add Koh Samui to our growing network of destinations. We are confident that many will enjoy this beautiful beach destination which is renowned for itswhite sandy beaches and blue inviting waters,"said SilkAir's Chief Executive, Mr. Marvin Tan.

Customers can also look forward to additional flight options to Koh Samui with SilkAir's pending codeshare arrangement with Bangkok Airways, which operates a daily non-stop service on this route, leaving Koh Samui at 1635 hours and departing from Singapore at 2010 hours.

Customers interested in booking flights and viewing fares for flights to Koh Samui can visit silkair.com.

About SilkAir A full-service premium airline, SilkAir currently flies to 36 destinations across 11 countries and is the regional wing of Singapore Airlines. This year, the airline was ranked 2nd in the Best Regional Airline (Asia) category in the 2011 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Last year, the airline was inducted into TTG Asia's Travel Hall of Fame following its 10th win as Best Regional Airline in the TTG Travel Awards 2009. SilkAir was also ranked among the Top 10 Airlines for Best Cabin Service Worldwide 2010 by Hong Kong-based online travel magazine, Smart Travel Asia. SilkAir was also voted Best Regional Airline (Southeast Asia) in the 2009 Skytrax World Airline Awards. For more details visit silkair.com.

Media Contact:Soraya Salim Head Public Affairs SilkAir (S) Pte Ltd DID: (65) 6541 5303 Email: [email protected]

About SilkAir

As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir operates the Singapore Airlines Group's narrowbody fleet and extends the Group network by seeding and developing new, exciting destinations in Asia Pacific.

The airline took to the skies in February 1989 as Tradewinds the Airline, before evolving into SilkAir in 1992. In its early days, the airline catered to passengers holidaying in exotic destinations in the region, including Phuket and Tioman. As the carrier developed, regional business destinations such as Phnom Penh, Yangon and Kuala Lumpur were added.

Today, the full service airline operates close to 400 weekly flights to 49 destinations in 13 countries. Recent additions to the network include Cairns (May 2015) and Male (Oct 2015). The airline currently has a fleet of 29 aircraft, comprising 4 A319s and 11 A320s and 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. In August 2012, the airline announced the largest order in its history of up to 68 Boeing 737 aircraft, with firm orders comprising Boeing 737-800s and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. For more details visit silkair.com or http://www.facebook.com/SilkAir