From the archive: The Silk Road

written by australianaviation.com.au | April 7, 2019

Singapore Airlines’ regional carrier SilkAir recently marked seven years of flying to Australia. This March 2017 story from the Australian Aviation archives charts the first five years of SilkAir’s operations in the country, which began with nonstop flights to Darwin in March 2012.

A supplied photo of SilkAir pilot and cabin crew. (SilkAir)
A supplied photo of SilkAir pilot and cabin crew. (SilkAir)

When SilkAir launched flights to Darwin in 2012, comparisons with Jetstar in this part of the world were in some ways inevitable.

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  • Dennis Nixon

    says:

    Silk Air, better service than its parent compnay!!

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