SINGAPORE, May 30 — Three weekly return flights between Singapore and Hiroshima, Japan, will start from October 30, regional airlines SilkAir announced today.
The service by SilkAir is the only non-stop flights between the two cities, and it will ply the route on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, subject to regulatory approvals on its fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Flights will depart Singapore at 1.45am and touch down in Hiroshima at 9.30am, while return flights will leave Hiroshima at 10.25am and reach Singapore at 3.40pm.
SilkAir chief executive Foo Chai Woo said: “Hiroshima has been popular with Singaporeans, due to its historical significance, good weather and proximity to various attractions in neighbouring cities.”
The Japanese city is famous for being one of Japan’s three great sake-producing areas with approximately 50 sake brewers. The city in the Chugoku Region of Japan also has two World Heritage sites: the Itsukushima Shrine and the A-Bomb Dome of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Besides Hiroshima, SilkAir also flies to five other Japanese airports: Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka and two airports in Tokyo. — TODAY
