SilkAir will launch its ‘stopover flights’ connecting Singapore-Yangon-Mandalay and return to the island state with a single ticket starting October 31. “The Myanmar government will give SilkAir permit for the stop-over ride. Businessmen and tourists can enjoy the convenience of flying from Singapore and drop off in Yangon to do their business or sightseeing for […]
Visa Waiver Prompts More Singapore Flights by Myanmar’s Flag carrier – TTG Asia
October 31, 2016 by
Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) will add five more flights per week on its Singapore-Yangon route starting December 1, when the visa waiver between the two countries comes into effect. Demand for the route, which MNA commenced as a daily service in August 2015, has been slow to moderate, according to some outbound agents in Singapore. […]
After visa pact, Myanmar agents form more Singapore packages
July 1, 2016 by
OUTBOUND tour operators in Myanmar are planning to add more Singapore packages in anticipation of increased traffic to the city-state after visa exemption is established between the two nations earlier this month. The 30-day visa-free travel agreement will take effect from December 1. Lynn Zaw Wai Mang, managing director of Unique Asia Ticketing and […]
Yangon-Singapore flights to increase
June 20, 2016 by
According to two airline companies offering Yangon-Singapore flights, more flights between the two locations will be scheduled once the visa-on-arrival system takes effect in December. There currently are seven airlines flying the Yangon-Singapore route: Singapore Airlines, Silk Air, Jet Star, Myanmar Airways International (MAI), Myanmar National Airlines and Air Asia. According to Singapore Airlines and […]
Myanmar’s flag carrier returns overseas with Yangon-S’pore route
August 19, 2015 by
SINGAPORE: After a 22-year hiatus, flag carrier Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) on Monday (Aug 17) resumed flying overseas as it launched its international flight from Yangon to Singapore, despite other Myanmar airlines having struggled to compete with Singaporean carriers on the highly competitive route. The re-christened Myanmar flag carrier, formerly known as Union of Burma […]
SilkAir to Launch Mandalay-Singapore Direct Flight
May 16, 2014 by
MANDALAY — Leading regional airline SilkAir is schedule to fly its first direct flight from Mandalay to Singapore on June 10, the Singapore-based carrier said. “As Myanmar opens up, the economy develops and people traveling between Myanmar and Singapore are increasing,” Lim Wei Peng, general manager of SilkAir’s office in Burma, said during a promotional […]
