SilkAir will serve the flight Singapore-Makassar and Singapore-Semarang

The Aviation News. SilkAir airline plans to serve the Singapore-Semarang route to be opened on July 29, 2013, and the Singapore-Makassar route that will soon be served from August 1, 2013. SilkAir will operated two Airbus A319 aircraft and A320 to serve both the new route. Singapore-Semarang route will be operated by SilkAir three times a week, while the Singapore-Makassar route serviced 3 times a week as well.

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SilkAir, a regional airline owned by Singapore Airlines widen its wings in Indonesia. The airline plans to add flights to two cities in Indonesia to increase its network to be 11 flight routes. SilkAir will open a Singapore-Semarang route starting July 29, 2013, operated three times a week, and Singapore-Makassar route, starting August 1, 2013, operated three times a week. The new routes will be served by A319 and A320, which provides business-class and economy-class. "SilkAir is excited to add a flight to Makassar and Semarang into our flight network in parts of the region. We were impressed with the growth of air travel to and from Indonesia and we are confident that the two new service will be well received," said Chief Executive SilkAir, Leslie thng , Friday, May 3, 2013.

SilkAir choose two cities is because as the largest city in Central Java, Semarang is considered a center of trade, manufacturing, and construction. Major port during the Dutch colonial era, where Semarang offers a unique combination of European influences and rich Asian culture, and maintaining a mixture of old world charm and colorful cultures.

Makassar, formerly known as Ujung Pandang, is the largest city in eastern Indonesia, and also the main port and aviation hub in the eastern part of Indonesia. It is home to many ethnic groups in Indonesia, including ethnic Bugis and offers many gems of history and nature tourism, and tourism opportunities in and outside the city.

SilkAir operates the first time in Indonesia in August 1992 and has continued to strengthen its network. SilkAir now serves nine destinations in Indonesia, namely Balikpapan, Bandung, Lombok, Manado, Medan, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Solo, and Surabaya.

54 Boeing 737-800 NG will be received by SilkAir in this year

The Aviation News. 54 new aircraft of Boeing 737-800 New Generation will be accepted by the SilkAir airline. Delivery of 54 Boeing 737-800 New Generation aircraft will be gradually accepted by SilkAir's in 2013. The addition of the passenger aircraft fleet is SilkAir strategies to meet the target load factor of up to 100% by 2013.

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SilkAir bring 54 new aircraft of Boeing 737-800 New Generation to increase services to all passengers. The whole plane will be brought gradually this year. Manager of East Java SilkAir, Larry Lim, said that the new fleet will be operated in a number of flight routes across Asia to meet the passenger load factor target to 100% by 2013. "Currently, our load factor levels are at 80% in the whole of Asia," he said in Surabaya, Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Larry Lim said that SilkAir currently operates more than 500 flights a week from Singapore to 41 destinations in 12 countries. Destinations that have a five-hour flying radius of Singapore. The longest flight was to Kathmandu, Nepal. "If by Singapore Airlines, our combined network reach over 90 destinations in 37 countries," he said.

In Indonesia, SilkAir to fly from Medan to Singapore 15 times a week. Used fleet is Airbus A320 aircraft.

Larry said that SilkAir will continue to develop the market as it has great potential. For aviation market in East Java, SilkAir cooperation with various groups the tourism industry and the media.