SilkAir, Bouraq tie up

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)