Any operator that has tried to set up in Singapore without being in someway connected to SIA is usually doomed.
SIA will find out who the customers of a new operation are and immediately offer them better terms, terms a competitor simply cannot match. SIA won't mind reducing or even foregoing their profit as long as they make life impossible for the newcomer.
Then those customers will get a visit from people who are not in aviation but who will remind those customers of their duty to shop Singaporean first, (all one big family, remember?), or they will make observations about leases running out and work permits too! Plus plenty more aggravation.
That is always assuming the new operator is able to overcome the massive paper-trail that will be required before the first revenue hour is flown, not to mention random checks by the CAAS that may find the aircraft in need of maintenance or modification. The list is endless.
SIA see every revenue cent raised in Singapore as rightfully theirs, so be careful in your choices!
