AirAsia Indonesia launches Singapore from Surabaya

AirAsia Indonesia has added a new route to Singapore from Indonesia. The low-cost carrier, on 14 August, launched a new routes from Surabaya (SUB), East Java to Singapore (SIN). The 1,360-kilometre route is scheduled daily, using A320s and with plenty of competition (see table below). The increasing capacity between Indonesia and Singapore is being driven by an extended bilateral between the two countries signed in early 2013.

Date	Origin	Destination	WF*	A/c	Competition
14 August	Surabaya (SUB)	Singapore (SIN)	7	A320	SilkAir (10), China Airlines (7), Lion Air (7), Mandala Airlines (7), Singapore Airlines (7), Valuair (7), Garuda Indonesia (4)
Source: Innovata / Diio Mi w/c 19 August 2013. *WF: Weekly Frequencies at launch.