SIA to transfer several SilkAir routes to budget arm Scoot

Singapore Airlines said Thursday its budget carrier Scoot will take over several routes from regional airline SilkAir over the next two years, ahead of a plan to absorb underperforming SilkAir into the parent brand. Scoot will also transfer some of its services to existing destinations served by Singapore Airlines and SilkAir, including to some Indian cities. The changes are expected to take place between April 2019 and the second half of 2020, Singapore Airlines said. SilkAir will also transfer 14 Boeing 737-800s to Scoot. Singapore Airlines said it would fold SilkAir into itself after 2020 when a program to upgrade cabins at a cost of more than US$73m gets underway.<br/>