Experience with Scoot

About Scoot Scoot is a low-cost carrier owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA). They focus on medium and long-haul routes with a fleet composed of Boeing 787s.  Buying ticket The difference in price between the economy fare and their business class (ScootBiz) is pretty small. Apart from the small difference in price, you also get an increase in baggage allowance, a meal, an alcoholic beverage, priority check-in and boarding, and some other perks.  Scoot has two types of Boeing 787s, namely the Boeing 787-8 and 787-9. Both types follows the 2-3-2 seating arrangement. The difference is that the 787-8 only has 21 business class seats while the 787-9 has 35. The seats are all located at the front of the plane.  At the airport There are a couple of desks dedicated to ScootBiz passengers. The queue for ScootBiz passengers are pretty quick as regular check-in desks are also taking in ScootBiz passengers as well as economy passengers. Do note that the boarding pa...

Scoot's fleet Scoot currently operates a fleet of Boeing 787 after phasing out all of its Boeing 777 aircrafts acquired from Singapore Airlines (SIA). Similar to other low-cost carriers/budget airlines, you pay for seating arrangement, baggage, food, in-flight entertainment, etc. Carry-on baggage is restricted to 7kg with an additional 3kg for laptop. Advantage of flying with Scoot Prices are often competitive and they often have promotions with prices that are almost unbeatable. Do check out their Facebook page for upcoming promotions. Booking Due to the competitive pricing they offer, I do not expect high standards in terms of customer service from the airline. In fact, there are many complains on their Facebook page regarding their customer service standards. Booking a flight is a breeze on their website. Just choose your desired dates of travel, indicate your origin and destination and they will display the prices for neighbouring dates (plus point) as well a...