SilkAir fly to Don Muang ?!?!

[MAN Flyer]

Just logged on to singaporeair.com to check times of flight to BKK tomorrow, and it is listing a load of MI flights to DMK ?!?!.

SQ970 SIN 08:45 BKK 10:10


SQ972 SIN 10:30 BKK 11:55


SQ976 SIN 15:30 BKK 16:55


SQ978 SIN 18:00 BKK 19:25


MI288 SIN 19:00 DMK 20:20


MI290 SIN 19:55 DMK 21:15


SQ632 SIN 20:30 BKK 22:00


MI292 SIN 21:00 DMK 22:20


MI294 SIN 22:00 DMK 23:20

[Yoong]

16may sat 1200 sin - dmk bangkok.th nte
1@sin dmk 1900 2020 c4 y9 q9 g0 mi 288 319 0 502
2@sin dmk 1955 2115 c4 y9 q9 g0 mi 290 319 0 502
3@sin dmk 2100 2220 c4 y9 q9 g0 mi 292 320 0 502
4@sin dmk 2200 2320 c4 y9 q9 g0 mi 294 320 0 502

[SINFJ]

Might be special charter or test flight?

[ycp81]

Most likely to be charter flights for Singapore Armed Forces troops.

[flyguy]

hmmmm...dont think its for the SAF as its usually SQ own bigger metal and have not seen SAF chartering such a small airbus A320 aircraft for troop movements.

[9V-JKL]

Its happening again:


Silk Air on 30AUG11, 30SEP11 and 16OCT11 is offering round-trip Singapore – Bangkok Don Mueang service, as per GDS schedule listing. Service operates with Airbus A320
MI8902 SIN1630 – 1755DMK 320
MI8901 DMK1855 – 2220SIN 320

http://airlineroute.net/2011/07/25/sp-25jul11/

[lingua101]

the last SIN-BKK flight is interesting SQ632..... I guess it is SIN-BKK-xxx. where is the xxx? I can't find this flight in SQ web for nov

[9V-JKL]

the last SIN-BKK flight is interesting SQ632..... I guess it is SIN-BKK-xxx. where is the xxx? I can't find this flight in SQ web for nov

That post was 15/May 2009.......

[boing]

4 digit flights, with the exception of freighter flights, are chartered flights. SAF occasionally uses CI's B738s to fly its troops to Taiwan.

[Jumbojet Lover]

I know that Silkair aircraft have been used before for SAF charters to DMK. In fact 2 planes were used as not everyone could fit into one. Probably no SQ 777s available then. But it was late at night. And would such a charter flight even show up on the GDS schedule listing? Or does GDS display all operating flights?

[inkoherent]

Back in my NS days, the flights used to run from SIN direct to a certain Thai airforce base, but coming back, the flights would stop in BKK/DMK. Think this was due to runway limitations at the airbase, which prevented the TG 737s from carrying a full load of fuel for SIN.