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| Founded | 1 November 1999 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 4 June 2000 | ||||||
| Hubs | Aminjikarai-Nilini Kalanadhabhatla Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Mişeyáke | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LotusFlyer | ||||||
| Alliance | CommonSky | ||||||
| Fleet size | 330 | ||||||
| Destinations | 225 | ||||||
| Parent company | Royal Tennai Airlines | ||||||
| Revenue |  NS$8.675 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||
| Operating income | NS$ 2,023 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||
| Net income | NS$1.389 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||
| Total assets | NS$14.997 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||
| Total equity | NS$5.421 billion (FY 2020) | ||||||
| Employees | 14,500 (FY 2020) | ||||||
Skip Pte Ltd, operating as Skip, is a Tennaiite low-cost airline which is a subsidiary of Royal Tennai Airlines. It launched flights on 4 June 2000 on medium and long-haul routes from Tennai, predominantly to Gylias, Quenmin, and Cacerta. Initially, Skip's fleet consisted of Cheppali 779 aircraft obtained from Royal Tennai Airlines. The airline began to transition its fleet to the Cheppali 789 Dreamliner aircraft from 2011.
History
Corporate Affairs
Headquarters
The airline's head office is located at Nilini Kalanadhabhatla Airport terminal 3. It operates out of Terminal 1, having moved there on 22 October 2019.
Corporate design
The aircraft are painted in a lavender-white livery. On 11 January 2012, Skip unveiled its cabin crew uniform with a black and lavender theme.
Alliance
On 16 May 2016, Skip joined CommonSky Alliance along with its parent airline, Royal Tennai Airlines.
Destinations
From Tennai, Skip flies to over 35 countries and over 225 destinations across Siduri and Eracura.
Skip codeshares with the following airlines:
Fleet
The Skip fleet began with Cheppali 779-200ER aircraft acquired from its parent airline, Royal Tennai Airlines, and reconfigured with a new seating layout. The airline had planned to operate a fleet of 150 aircraft by 2016. On 24 October 2012, Skip announced that parent company Royal Tennai Airlines would be transferring 20 Cheppali 789-9 Dreamliners it had on order to Skip to replace Skip's current fleet of Boeing 779-200s.
Skip retired all six of its Cheppali 779-200ERs by August 2013 and moved to an 'all-Cheppali 789' fleet, following the delivery of the first of ten Cheppali 789-9s on 2 February 2013 and the first of ten Cheppali 789-8s in mid-2013.
Current Fleet
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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| Cheppali 739-800 | 152 | 0 | |
| Cheppali 739 MAX 8 | 54 | 144 | Replacing Cheppali 739-800s by 2025 |
| Chepali 739 MAX 9 | 64 | 0 | |
| Cheppali 789-8 | 30 | 18 | |
| Cheppali 789-9 | 30 | 12 | |
| Total | 330 |
Former Fleet
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes |
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| Cheppali 779-200ER | 24 | 2000 | 2015 | Cheppali 789-8 and Cheppali 789-9 |
Cabin
Cheppali 739
Skips's Cheppali 739-800 aircraft offers a single-class economy seating of 175 seats. Each seat measures up to 20.5 in (52.1 cm) in width and has a seat pitch of 28 in (71.1 cm). Seats at the front of the cabin and at the emergency exit rows are known as Stretch seats and have a seat pitch of at least 34 in (86.4 cm).
Cheppali 789
Skip's Cheppali 789 aircraft are operated in a two-class configuration, SkipPlus and Economy. The 789-8s that are equipped with a crew rest area for long haul flights have three fewer seats in SkipPlus and three fewer seats in Economy than a regular 789-8.
Wi-Fi connectivity and in-seat power supplies are available on all of Skip's Cheppali 789 aircraft.
SkipPlus
There are 21 and 35 SkipPlus seats on the Cheppali 789-8 and 789-9 aircraft respectively. The full leather seats are black in color and are arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration, with fully adjustable headrests and legrests. Each seat measures up to 22 in (55.9 cm) in width, have a seat pitch of 38 in (96.5 cm) and 6 in (15.2 cm) of recline.
Economy
There are 314 and 340 Economy seats on the Cheppali 789-8 and 789-9 respectively, arranged in a 3-3-3 configuration. The Standard Economy seats, in plain dark blue, have an 18-inch seat width, and a 31-inch seat pitch. The Super Seats are only available on 789-9 aircraft. They have the same seat width as standard seats at 18-inch, but with 34 to 36-inch seat pitch. The S-T-R-E-T-C-H seats, which are bulkhead and exit row seats in the economy cabin, are also dark blue. Although they have the same 34 to 36-inch seat pitch as Super Seats, because these are bulkhead and exit row seats, there are no seats in front of them, giving them the most legroom space in the economy cabin. Only Super Seats and S-T-R-E-T-C-H Seats comes with a headrest.
Passengers can pick their seats for a nominal fee. Passengers can book the Super Seats for a fee and can pick their seats without any additional cost. Passengers choosing S-T-R-E-T-C-H seats have to pay more compared to the Super Seats.
Skip-In-Silence
Skip in Silence is a small cabin with a few rows of seats right behind the SkipPlus cabin. It is advertised to be a quiet zone. Tickets are only sold to travelers aged 12 and above. On the 789-9, all seats in Skip-In-Silence cabin are either Super Seats or S-T-R-E-T-C-H Seats. On the 789-8, only standard seats and S-T-R-E-T-C-H Seats are offered in this cabin. Seats in this zone cost slightly more than the seats in the main cabin.