SilkAir to Cease Flights to Kolkata, India

Singapore Airlines has confirmed plans to introduce a fifth weekly flight to Kolkata, India, from 29 March 2020.

SilkAir, the airline’s regional wing, will cease services to the city on the same day.

Currently, SIA operates four weekly flights and SilkAir operates three weekly flights to Kolkata.

SIA’s Kolkata services will continue to be operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft which features 40 Business Class and 263 Economy Class seats.

“SIA’s A350-900 medium haul aircraft has been warmly received by customers since its introduction on the Singapore-Kolkata route in June 2019. We are pleased to increase our services to Kolkata with this new generation aircraft by adding a weekly frequency from March 2020,” said Senior Vice President Marketing Planning, Mr Tan Kai Ping.

In addition to Kolkata, SIA operates to five other points in India - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Scoot, SIA’s low-cost subsidiary, operates to seven points in India - Amritsar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Trivadrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam.

After the Kolkata change, SilkAir will operate flights to four points in India – Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi.

From 29 March 2020, the SIA Group will operate more than 140 weekly flights to India.

Customers with existing bookings on SilkAir’s Kolkata flights on and after 29 March 2020 will be re-accommodated on SIA’s flights.

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