SilkAir’s B-737 Max order could change as situation evolves: SIA CEO

SIA chief executive Goh Choon Phong told ST that from about 50 per cent market share, low-cost carriers increased their presence in the region to 52 per cent in 2017 and to 55 per cent in 2018. PHOTO: AFP
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SEOUL - SilkAir's order of 31 Boeing 737 Max jets is intact for now, but this could change as the situation evolves, said Singapore Airlines (SIA) chief executive Goh Choon Phong.

"It depends on how things go. We still don't know when the Max is coming back," he told The Straits Times on Sunday (June 2).

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