Silverfly (airline)

Silver Fly Sdn Bhd (doing business as Silver Fly) was a Malaysian airline that flew for a few days in March 2010 and ceased regularly scheduled flights before May 2010.[3]

Silverfly
IATA ICAO Callsign
SF SFI SILVERFLY
Founded2009
Ceased operations2010
HubsSultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH)
Focus citiesIpoh,
Banda Aceh,
Medan
Fleet size3
DestinationsDomestic Malaysia and Indonesia
Parent companySilver Fly Smile Tours Sdn. Bhd.
HeadquartersIpoh, Malaysia
Key peopleHasim Othman,
Executive Chairman[1][2]
Websitewww.silverfly.com.my

History

In August 2009, Silver Fly signed a joint flight service agreement with Riau Airlines[4] for Riau to operate services to Indonesia between Ipoh and Medan, using a Fokker 50 aircraft. However, the agreement with Riau was terminated.

Subsequently, Silver Fly leased two ATR 72 aircraft from Berjaya Air.[2] An initial flight to Kota Baharu in Kelantan was on 6 March 2010.[5]

The formal launching of the company was held on 16 March 2010, at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.[2] Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir officiated the launching.[1][2] The event included the landing of a de Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft leased from Berjaya Air. According to the Ipoh Echo, the launch flight was also the last flight.[1]

References
  1. "No-fly Silverfly". Ipoh Echo. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Perak Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, who officiated the launching, said he was aware that the flights had stopped, but was unaware that it was stopped immediately after launch.
  2. P. Chandra Sagaran (17 March 2010). "New Ipoh Airport Strategy". NST Online. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013. Currently, Silver Fly operates flights to Medan (twice a week), Kota Baru (twice a week) and Subang (once a week).
  3. "Perak cautious about investing in airline". TheStar Online. Star Publications (M) Bhd. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013. Silver Fly began offering flights to Kota Baru and Medan in March but stopped after a few days.
  4. "New Low Cost Carrier, Silverfly To Fly Ipoh-Medan Route". Aviation & Aerospace News Update. Bernama. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2013. He earlier witnessed the signing of a joint flight service agreement between Silverfly and Riau Airlines.
  5. "Kelantan Sasar 4.7 Juta Pelancong Tahun Ini (Kelantan Targets 4.7 Million Tourists This Year)". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Chairman of the Local Government, Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said...after welcoming the inaugural Silver Fly flights, cheap airline owned Berjaya Air at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Pengkalan Chepa, here <Kota Baharu> on Saturday.

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