kochi celebrating 25 years of operations silkair the regional wing of singapore airlines will present a limited edition gold coin to its business class customers travelling from india in a special eight day promotion customers from india booking their round trip business class flights on silkair from february 2128 for travel between mar 1 2014 to july 31 this year will receive upto two 24k gold coins of four gram each singapore airlines general manager india david lau told reporters here joy alukkas a renowned jewellery store chain in india will design the gold coin for travellers going beyond singapore on silkair they will be given two four gram gold coins despite aggressive competition the airlines has maitained a strong foothold in the market as a full service regional carrier and become known for offering access to unique destinations he said those flying from kochi thiruvananthapuram vishakapatnam hyderabad and coimbatore will receive the gold coin featuring the silkair and boeing 737 logowhile customers flying from bangalore chennai kolkata delhi mumbai and ahmedabad will receive the gold coin featuring the silkair and the special 25th anniversary logo silkair general manager indiavivek jain said silkair had taken its first boeing 737800 aircraft this month which would provide more comfortable experience to travellers the new aircraft will allow them to tap into the growing demand and explore opening of routes across asia for indian travellers the gold coin will be available for redemption at silkair and singapore airlines town offices after customers have completed their itinerary featuring a round trip flight on silkair silkair travellers will also be rewarded through special promotional deals starting from tomorrow where 250000 tickets will be made available at special rates for consumers in singapore and across the region since its inception the airlines network has expanded to cover 45 exotic destinations in 12 countries across the region it operates more than 350 weekly flights to 45 destinations in 12 countries singapore airlines and silkair combined schedule feature 107 weekly flights from 11 cities in india silkair operates 10 weekly flights from kochi and four weekly flights from thiruvananthapuram seah chee chain manager south india sinagapore airlines said