9 March 2016

SilkAir to offer direct charters to Okinawa

As part of continuing efforts to promote a direct Singapore-Okinawa air link, SilkAir, the Okinawa Prefecture government, Japan and Changi Airport Group will launch seven direct SilkAir charter flights between Singapore and Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, between 1 and 25 June 2016.

These full-service flights will be sold via Singapore travel agents*. The flights will be operated with SilkAir’s latest Boeing 737-800 aircraft, featuring both Business and Economy class cabins. Passengers will be offered a suite of SilkAir’s full-service offerings, including 30kg and 40kg baggage allowance for Economy and Business class respectively, inflight meals, and complimentary inflight entertainment via SilkAir Studio, which allows them to stream movie, TV and audio content directly to their personal devices.

Departing from Singapore Changi Airport, the flight time is approximately five hours and 15 minutes on the service, which arrives in Naha, capital of Okinawa. “SilkAir is pleased to offer these direct charter flights to Okinawa once again, as a follow up to our first ever series of charters between September 2014 and January 2015, which garnered high interest. We are confident that this new series of flights will continue to receive good response, with the support of the Okinawa Prefecture government and Changi Airport Group,” said SilkAir’s Vice-President Commercial, Ryan Pua.

Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group's Senior Vice-President for Market Development, said, “Changi Airport welcomes SilkAir’s non-stop charter flights to Okinawa. These nonstop flights will halve the usual journey time between the two cities and bring greater convenience to Singapore passengers visiting Okinawa during the June holidays. We are excited about the potential of establishing more such flights on a regular basis, and eventually building a sustained travel demand that will drive the launch of scheduled passenger services on this route in the future.”

Okinawa comprises hundreds of the Ryuku islands which extend southwest from the southern end of mainland Japan towards Taiwan. Shuri Castle, a registered UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in Naha. Flight schedules*:

Date/Day
Flight No.
Depart
Time
Arrive
Time
1 June 2016 Wednesday
MI8384
Singapore (SIN)
1100
Okinawa (OKA)
1715
5 June 2016, Sunday
9 June 2016, Thursday
13 June 2016, Monday
17 June 2016, Friday
25 June 2016, Saturday


Date/Day
Flight No.
Depart
Time
Arrive
Time
1 June 2016 Wednesday
MI8383
Okinawa (OKA)
1815
Singapore (SIN)
2245
5 June 2016, Sunday
9 June 2016, Thursday
13 June 2016, Monday
17 June 2016, Friday
25 June 2016, Saturday
* Schedules are subjected to regulatory approval.
SilkAir is the regional wing of Singapore Airlines.

Interested?

Contact the following Singapore travel agents to book:

1. Airelated Travel +65 6532 5686
2. ASA Holidays +65 6303 5303 
3. Chan Brothers Travel +65 6212 9679 
4. CTC Travel +65 6536 3995 
5. Dynasty Travel +65 6338 4455 
6. Hong Thai Travel +65 6533 1788 
7. JTB +65 6595 0600 
8. Jetabout Holidays +65 6734 1818 
9. Follow Me Japan +65 6221 4250 
10. HIS International Travel +65 6224 1512