SilkAir, Bouraq tie up

JAKARTA (JP): SilkAir, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, and the privately-owned air carrier Bouraq Airlines will launch a non-stop air service between Singapore and Ujungpandang in South Sulawesi, starting from Oct. 29.

SilkAir said in a statement yesterday that under the agreement on the service, three-times weekly services will initially be operated utilizing a SilkAir aircraft and marketed by both SilkAir and Bouraq. Thereafter, both airlines will operate the services using their own aircraft.

Services to Ujungpandang will depart every Monday, Thursday and Saturday from Singapore's Changi airport at 11.30 a.m. and arrive in Ujungpandang at 2.30 p.m.. The return flight will depart from Ujungpandang at 3.00 p.m. and arrive in Singapore at 6.00 p.m..(04)