Singapore Airlines Group is cutting back on the number of airline brands under its umbrella by integrating its regional off-shoot SilkAir into its mainline carrier, Singapore Airlines.
The group confirmed the decision over the weekend, saying that SilkAir and Singapore Airlines will merge together sometime in the next decade.
That’s right, there’s still a couple of years until it happens.
In the meantime, the Group said it will spend some SG$100 million on upgrading SilkAir’s cabins to better align with the full service carrier’s high-end product.
Changes will include the introduction of lie-flat Business Class seats and individual entertainment screens across the regional carrier’s narrow body fleet, Ch-Aviation reported.
Singapore Airlines’ Chief Executive, Goh Choon Phong, said more information will be released as it becomes available but can confirm the merger is expected to take place “at some point in 2020”.
“We want to ensure that we have a sufficient number of reconfigured aircraft before the merger actually takes place.”
Goh Choon Phong, Singapore Airlines Chief Executive
Until the unification of airlines, SilkAir will continue to operate as an independent carrier.
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