All posts tagged: Scoot

Scoot operates to 20 cities in October, November

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Low-cost carrier Scoot will serve a total of 20 cities in 8 countries & territories from Singapore over the next two months, it said in an update today (24 September). The SIA Group’s budget subsidiary will be operating between 170 to 180 flights over the next two months, its largest network since April when there were only two destinations. Having said that, some of the 20 destinations will continue to be served only sparingly, either by a weekly service, or less frequently. Destinations The two new destinations commencing October are Semarang in Indonesia and Tianjin in China. Semarang was originally served by Silkair before services were suspended, and was scheduled to start in July as part of the transition from Silkair to Scoot. While these are new destinations, they aren’t much of an addition: Semarang will only see a single service in October (with none in November), while Tianjin will see only three return services over the next two months. The 20 cities Scoot will serve from October are: Country/Territory City Australia Perth China GuangzhouNanjingTianjinHong …

Scoot flies to six cities in June

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Scoot recommences services to Guangzhou, Ipoh, Penang and Kuching Even as Singapore Airlines and Silkair retains a skeletal schedule in June, Scoot has decidedly expanded the number of destinations it will serve in June, serving as a signal for the early recovery of air travel volumes. After operating to only Hong Kong and Perth in the months of April and May, Scoot adds another four cities into the fold of destinations for June: Guangzhou in China, as well as Ipoh, Penang and Kuching in neighbouring Malaysia. Apart from the Boeing 787-9s that Scoot has been using for its Hong Kong and Perth flights, Scoot will also be bringing back some A320s for the Malaysian sectors. Scoot’s full schedule for June is as follow: Sector Flight no. Days of ops Dep Arr Flight time Aircraft Singapore – Guangzhou TR100 Sun 0515 0915 4h B787-9 Guangzhou – Singapore TR101 Sun 1040 1440 4h B787-9 Singapore – Hong Kong TR980 Tue, Fri, Sun 1415 1820 4h 5m B787-9 Hong Kong – Singapore TR981 Tue, Fri, Sun 1920 2315 …

Singapore LCCs operating to five cities in April, May

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Scoot to operate only two routes in Apr & May; Jetstar Asia offers three routes since 21 Apr While Singapore Airlines maintain a minimum link to key cities around the world, Singapore-based low cost carriers – Scoot & Jetstar Asia – has also quietly recommenced some services this month. Scoot Scoot began suspending flights since February, and subsequently suspended all services since late March. The airline will operate to two cities, Hong Kong and Perth, three times a week in both April and May. The full schedule as follow: Sector Flight no. Days of ops Dep Arr Flight time Aircraft Singapore – Hong Kong TR980 Tue, Fri, Sun 1415 1820 4h 5m B787-9 Hong Kong – Singapore TR981 Tue, Fri, Sun 1920 2315 3h 55m B787-9 Singapore – Perth TR8 Tue 1200 1710 5h 10m B787-9 TR16 Fri 1530 2035 5h 5m B787-9 TR8 Sun 1200 1700 5h B787-9 Perth – Singapore TR9 Tue 1810 2345 5h 35m B787-9 TR17 Fri 2150 0315(+1) 5h 25m B787-9 TR9 Sun 1800 2320 5h 20m B787-9 The airline …

Scoot removes all payment processing fees with immediate effect

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From today onwards, Scoot will no longer be charging a payment processing fee for its airfares. You’ll no longer need to pay any additional fees regardless of which method of payment you choose to use, whichever sector you buy, and from which city you booked it from. Singapore customers were previously charged S$10 per person, per flight for payment made through selected credit cards and PayPal, so that means that if you were booking a return ticket, you would have to spend an additional $20 on top of whatever fare and add-ons you chose. With this change, Jetstar and AirAsia, two of the other key low cost carriers, remain to be the only ones still charging a ‘convenience’ fee for using credit card payments – it remains to be seen if they will follow suit.