Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Wednesday it will start a daily service to
Yangon in October to meet growing business and tourist demand for flights to
Myanmar's largest city.
The announcement by one of the
world's top airlines comes amid growing international interest in once-isolated
Myanmar, which launched political reforms after ending nearly half a century of
military rule last year.
"Demand has been growing
strongly for both business and leisure travel to Myanmar, and Singapore
Airlines looks forward to serving the country for the first time," SIA
executive vice president Mak Swee Wah said in a statement.
SIA will take over seven of the
16 flights run every week by its regional wing SilkAir from October 28, using
323-seat Boeing 777-200 aircraft to boost the group's weekly seat capacity to
Yangon by 55 percent.
SilkAir uses smaller Airbus A320
planes.
"SIA and SilkAir are
constantly looking at new market opportunities and the launch of SIA services
enables us to quickly meet the growing demand for travel to this increasingly
popular destination," Mak added.
Yangon, the former capital, is
the country's biggest city and remains its commercial hub despite the transfer
of the seat of power to the remote administrative centre Naypyidaw in 2005.
Myanmar has surprised the
international community by freeing political prisoners and launching a series
of reforms that have convinced leading Western nations to start rolling back
sanctions.
AFP
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