SilkAir begins flights to Koh Samui in Thailand

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, launched its first flight to Koh Samui,Thailand, early morning on the 27 September.

The much-anticipated inaugural flight MI 772 departed Singapore Changi Airport at 0810 hours and reached the idyllic Thai resort island at 0900 hours. The return flight, MI 771, departed Koh Samui at 1030 hours and it reached Singapore at 1325 hours on the 27 September.

Koh Samui is SilkAir’s third destination in Thailand, after Phuket and Chiang Mai, and the 36th destination in the airline’s network. The thrice-weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays are operated with the A319 aircraft, featuring both Business and Economy Class.

To mark this special occasion, passengers on the first flight out of Singapore were presented with a set of special souvenirs from Koh Samui, comprising a coin pouch made out of coconut husk and a selection of Thai candy, called kalamae, in betel nut, coconut and pandan flavours. Passengers travelling on the first flight out of Koh Samui received exclusively produced SilkAir notebooks.

“We are delighted to add Koh Samui to our growing network of destinations. We are confident that many will enjoy this beautiful beach destination which is renowned for its white sandy beaches and blue inviting waters,” said SilkAir’s Chief Executive, Marvin Tan.

Customers can also look forward to additional flight options to Koh Samui with SilkAir’s pending codeshare arrangement with Bangkok Airways, which operates a daily non-stop service on this route, leaving Koh Samui at 1635 hours and departing from Singapore at 2010 hours.

A full-service premium airline, SilkAir currently flies to 36 destinations across 11 countries and is the regional wing of Singapore Airlines.

This year, the airline was ranked 2nd in the Best Regional Airline (Asia) category in the 2011 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Last year, the airline was inducted into TTG Asia’s Travel Hall of Fame following its 10th win as Best Regional Airline in the TTG Travel Awards 2009.

 SilkAir was also ranked among the Top 10 Airlines for Best Cabin Service Worldwide 2010 by Hong Kong-based online travel magazine, Smart Travel Asia.