SIA reshuffles routes as SilkAir merger looms
Silkair will transfer BKI route to Scoot beginning Dec 2019.
https://sbr.com.sg/a...ir-merger-looms
Important Announcement!
SilkAir to merge into SIA
Started by
CX B.
, May 18 2018 08:55 AM
27 replies to this topic
#22
KK Lee
-
- Platinum Member
-
- 5,048 posts
Posted 22 November 2018 - 11:26 AM
SIA reshuffles routes as SilkAir merger looms
Silkair will transfer BKI route to Scoot beginning Dec 2019.
https://sbr.com.sg/a...ir-merger-looms
Like many businesses, only top level and bottom feeder survive.
#23
Robert
-
- Gold Member
-
- 612 posts
Posted 22 November 2018 - 12:48 PM
Not good news. Poor service, cramped seats, loss is spend/earn for krisflyer points and all round poor service.
#24
Chris Tan
-
- Gold Member
-
- 782 posts
Posted 22 November 2018 - 01:50 PM
Clearly, the BKI market is not prepared to pay MI prices for MI service/perks.Not good news. Poor service, cramped seats, loss is spend/earn for krisflyer points and all round poor service.
#25
Samuel Chy
-
- Platinum Member
-
- 4,204 posts
BKI impostor
Posted 23 November 2018 - 12:18 AM
Clearly, the BKI market is not prepared to pay MI prices for MI service/perks.
nevertheless, yes. 
anyway, earlier this year when i searching ticket for the Airshow, found that on normal day can get around RM500/sector. and found that there're getting more locals here start to accept MI recently. 
i've just make a fast dummy booking for 04-07dec BKI-SINvv. return ticket only RM631.00. while AK return ticket (lowest available) is RM340 (gross) on the same date.
#26
Alif A. F.
-
- Platinum Member
-
- 1,306 posts
Posted 23 November 2018 - 07:30 AM
MI is SQ's regional feeder, so if anyone is going to board MI, chances are their final destination is not SIN but elsewhere on SQ long haul network.
#27
flee
-
- Platinum Member
-
- 11,236 posts
Posted 23 November 2018 - 12:36 PM
MI is SQ's regional feeder, so if anyone is going to board MI, chances are their final destination is not SIN but elsewhere on SQ long haul network.
If we look at MI's history, we can see that its original purpose (a packaged tour airline) is no longer relevant as LCCs are not serving that market sector.
As a regional feeder airline, its product is poor compared to SQs. Since the SQ Group already has Scoot in the LCC sector, it is a no brainer to merge MI with the mainline to have better product consistency. In many ways, SQ will now be going back to its original 1972 roots after the merger.
#28
flee
-
- Platinum Member
-
- 11,236 posts
Posted 11 February 2019 - 02:54 PM
SilkAir has selected Thompson Aero Seating's Vantage line for the upgrade of its business class seats on its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet.
The upgrades, which will commence in May 2020, will feature lie-flat business class seats in line with SIA's business class product on its medium-haul Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-10s.
Full report:
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
