SilkAir Begins Hanoi Flights

By Tieu Quy.

On 5June2012, SilkAir started its first flight between Singapore and Hanoi Vietnam. The flight is on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday departing Singapore Changi Airport at 1515 and arriving at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport at 1735 on the same day. The return flight from Hanoi departs at 1830 and arrives in Singapore at 2250 on the same day. This is the second direct flight by SilkAir between Singapore and Vietnam, after the one between Singapore and Da Nang (in the Central Region of Vietnam).

SilkAir is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. The two air carriers operate 10 return flights between Vietnam and Singapore. Besides, Vietnam Airlines and Tiger Airways also operate daily flights between the two countries. There is increasing demand for air travel between Vietnam and Singapore, thanks to developing business co-operation and leisure travel of these two destinations.