SilkAir to suspend Makassar flights

SilkAir to suspend Makassar flights

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) said in a statement
Wednesday its regional wing SilkAir will suspend its weekly
flights to the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar from March 26.

"After a long and careful review, we have decided to suspend
the Makassar flights because they are no longer viable. The route
was unprofitable for a long time and traffic between Singapore
and Makassar has declined further over the past year," SilkAir
chief executive Subhas Menon said in a statement as quoted by
AFP.

However, Menon said Indonesia would remain a vital part of the
SilkAir network, which had flights to regional destinations not
serviced by parent firm SIA.

SilkAir would still operate flights to seven Indonesian
cities: Balikpapan, Manado in North Sulawesi, Medan, Padang,
Solo, Palembang and the island of Lombok, he said. -- JP