Silk Air plans to launch operations in India

Chennai: Silk Air, a 100 percent subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has kept their options 'wide open' to set up new connectivity in non-metros, a top official said. "We will continue to work on basis of requirement as and when opportunities come" Singapore Airlines General Manager-India Foo Chai Woo told reporters Tuesday on the sidelines of a function where they launched new services for disabled people in Chennai.
"As of now there is nothing specific yet, but we will continue to evaluate our year round operations" he said to a query whether there is new connectivity in the offing.
The company which runs chartered trips to destinations like Jaipur, Varanasi, has also planned to increase its presence in these areas.
"Our subsidiary Silk Air operates chartered trips across several months on various locations and we have planned to strengthen it to places like Varanasi, Jaipur, Budh Gaya and Pune" Foo said.
28/05/08 Chennai Online

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Categories: Foreign May 2008