SilkAir has amended their flying schedule to both Cairns (CNS) and Darwin (DRW) from January 2018 to almost exclusively fly the new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on both routes.
Cairns to Singapore is currently the longest SilkAir flight, scheduled at 7 hours and 5 minutes duration, so having the most comfortable on board product operating the route will be an important bonus for passengers.
We wrote about the new 737 MAX aircraft back in October, just after it was introduced to the SilkAir fleet, with it’s larger business class seats, new coffee machine in the galley, and new economy seats with integrated device holders, seat-back USB charging and TV content streamed to your personal device.
It’s certainly now the aircraft of choice if you’re flying SilkAir, in either cabin.
Schedule
The schedule for these routes is as follows. ‘7M8’ denotes the 737 MAX 8.
Darwin
From 7th January 2018
| Flight | From / To | Aircraft | Days |
| MI801** | SIN0830 – DRW1450 | 738 | ·2····· |
| MI801 | SIN0830 – DRW1450 | 7M8 | ··3·5·7 |
| MI803 | SIN1955 – DRW0200* | 7M8 | 1··4··· |
| MI804 | DRW0250 – SIN0610 | 7M8 | ·2··5·· |
| MI802** | DRW1545 – SIN1900 | 738 | ·2····· |
| MI802 | DRW1545 – SIN1900 | 7M8 | ··3·5·7 |
* – next day, ** – Additional Tuesday 737-800 flight ends 30th January
Cairns
From 8th January 2018
| Flight | From / To | Aircraft | Days |
| MI811 | SIN0110 – CNS1000 | 7M8 | 1··4·6· |
| MI813 | SIN0830 – CNS1720 | 7M8 | ··3·5·· |
| MI812 | CNS1055 – SIN1600 | 7M8 | 1··4·6· |
| MI814 | CNS1810 – SIN2305 | 7M8 | ··3·5·· |
Where else is the MAX flying?
Currently there are two SilkAir 737 MAX 8 aircraft flying, but three will be in service by the second week of January 2018. Now that the fleet is growing, aside from flights to Darwin and Cairns, you can also find the MAX operating:
- nine of the 35-weekly flights to Phuket (three each on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
- daily to Hyderabad
- five times a week to