Review sees SIA, SilkAir, Scoot shuffle routes among themselves

Singapore

FOLLOWING a detailed review under its ongoing transformation programme, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) group is shuffling routes among its airlines ahead of an eventual merger between the parent airline and regional wing SilkAir.

Budget arm Scoot is taking over a number of SilkAir's routes over the next two years but will also be transferring out some of its services to existing destinations served by SIA and SilkAir.

Meanwhile, Scoot is suspending its operations to Hawaii owing to weak demand. The announcement comes less than a year after it launched the long-haul route last December. It will stop flying to Honolulu, a route which it operates via Osaka, from June next year. With Honolulu off the netwo…