Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), recently announced that it will receive its third and fourth Embraer E190-E2 aircraft in Singapore in September and October 2024.
The third aircraft is named Jalan-Jalan, while the fourth aircraft is named Travel Kaki
With the addition of the new aircraft, Scoot will launch flight services to two new Southeast Asian destinations, namely, Kertajati (Greater Bandung) in Indonesia and Malacca in Malaysia.
Flights to Kertajati will commence on 28 September 2024, at a twice-weekly frequency, while Malacca will be served five times weekly from 23 October 2024.
Besides Kertajati and Malacca as new destinations, Scoot will also deploy the E190-E2s on some existing services. This includes twice-weekly flights to Pekanbaru on the E190-E2s and thrice-weekly flights.
On the Airbus A320 aircraft, and increased flight frequencies from three to four times weekly to Balikpapan and Makassar, from October 2024. From November 2024, the E190-E2s will also operate nine weekly flights to Davao, an increase from seven times weekly today and from December 2024, four times weekly flights to Vientiane, an increase from three times weekly.
The addition of Kertajati and Malacca to Scoot’s network follows the recent announcement of another new destination, Subang in Malaysia, effective 1 September 2024.
Subang, located just 28 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur, provides travellers with an alternative and convenient gateway to the Malaysian capital.
Together with destinations served by Scoot’s existing fleet, Scoot will operate 78 weekly flights to Indonesia and 115 weekly flights to Malaysia by October 2024, 37 weekly flights to the Philippines by November 2024 and four weekly flights to Laos by December 2024.
The airline’s network will also expand to 72 destinations, providing more direct connections for travellers to non-metro cities across Southeast Asia and reinforcing Singapore’s status as a regional air hub.
With the new Southeast Asian destinations, Scoot also hopes to inspire more travellers to unleash that adventurous spirit in them and embark on new getaways in the region.
Flights to Kertajati and Malacca will be available via Scoot’s website, mobile app and progressively through other channels, with all-in Economy class sale fares 1 starting from SGD92 to Kertajati and SGD69 to Malacca, inclusive of taxes.
Scoot’s Chief Executive Officer Leslie Thng said, “We are excited to announce the addition of two new destinations to our growing network. Since the launch of our E190-E2 aircraft in May, we continue to see strong demand for our flights. We remain confident in the demand for air travel and invite our customers to ‘Jalan-Jalan’ and explore new destinations with their ‘Travel Kakis’ immerse themselves in local cultures and create more memorable travel experiences with us.”
