Open skies at last for Singapore-KL
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From today, all restrictions will be lifted on airlines flying between Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
The open skies development comes after five years of lobbying by budget airlines and travellers before the final barriers were dismantled, a Straits Times report said.
It added that liberalisation has brought more choice for the traveller in terms of carriers, flights and fares.
From today, there will be up to 14 daily low-cost services. This is on top of the more than 15 full-service flights available, operated mainly by Singapore Airlines (SIA), SilkAir and Malaysia Airlines (MAS).
With this big boost in capacity, the Singapore-KL sector will overtake the Singapore-Bangkok and Singapore-Jakarta routes to become the most heavily served route out of Changi Airport, the report said.
The paper, quoting the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, said there would be 432 flights a week between the two cities – a 120% increase over the figure a year earlier.
Filling up so many seats on the Singapore-KL route would be tough, several industry players were quoted saying.
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