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First commercial flight

Singapore's first commercial flight which started off service between the island and Batavia.

Singapore's first commercial flight  landed on 11 February 1930 at Seletar Air Base. It was a KNILM Dutch Fokker F-7A aircraft with eight 'paying passengers' and a cargo of fresh fruit, flowers and airmail. The flight inaugurated the weekly service between Batavia and Singapore.



Author
Vernon Cornelius



References
Hutton, P. (1981). Wings over Singapore: The story of Singapore Changi Airport (p. 21). Singapore: MPH Magazines.
(Call no.: RSING 387.736095957 HUT)

Singapore facts and pictures (p. 191). (1994). Singapore: Ministry of Culture.
(Call no. RSING 959.57 SMCFFS)

Singapore fly-past: A pictorial review of civil aviation in Singapore, 1911-1981 (pp. 11, 25). (1982). Singapore: MPH Magazines.
(Call no.: RSING 387.7095957 SIN) 

The information in this article is valid as at 1999 and correct as far as we can ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.

Subject
Commerce and Industry>>Transportation
Air travel--Singapore
Aeronautics, Commercial--Singapore
Science and technology>>Engineering>>Transportation engineering



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