Singapore Airlines eyes additional flights to Chennai, Delhi

Both Chennai and Delhi are good markets for Singapore Airlines

BY A CORRESPONDENT
21January 2006

Singapore Airlines, the listed Singapore-based airline which operates 56 services a week out of India, wants to double the number of flights out of Chennai and Delhi. The airline currently operates two flights out of Mumbai and daily fights out of Chennai and Delhi.

Singapore Airlines GM B K Ong has said that the demand for airline seats continues to be strong and both Chennai and Delhi are good markets. The additional capacity would prove useful, he said.

The airline, which started operating more flights to Bangalore last year, acquired Silk Air services to Hyderabad. Silk Air is the the regional wing of Singapore Airlines.
Singapore Airlines also operates flights to Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Amritsar. Silk Air operates to two destinations in Kerala. The airline, which is also starting operations to Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and Moscow soon, is awaiting the launch of the Airbus A380.