SilkAir to begin Boeing 737 MAX 8 Service from Singapore in October 2017
The latest schedule update from SilkAir sees an earlier entry date of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 which will start from 05 October 2017 (previous filing was for 29 October 2017). As I have mentioned before, SilkAir is currently in the midst of transitioning from the Airbus A320s to Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAX 8s (which has a smaller seat pitch).
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If you do have travel plans to Penang, Kuala Lumpur or Phuket in October 2017, your flight on SilkAir could very well be affected by this change (which is still not 100% confirmed):
Singapore – Kuala Lumpur (SIN-KUL)
05OCT17 – 10OCT17 Day 24 MI330/329
15OCT17 – 25OCT17 Day 237 MI330/329, Day 3 MI326/325
Singapore – Penang (SIN-PEN)
05OCT17 Inaugural MI346/345
05OCT17 – 10OCT17 MI354/353 Day 24
15OCT17 – 24OCT17 MI354/353 Day 27
Singapore – Phuket (SIN-HKT)
07OCT17 MI750/749, MI754/753
09OCT17 – 23OCT17 Day 1 MI754/753
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