Scoot is Singapore Airlines’ low-cost arm. It shares code with its bigger brother. Scoot’s network focuses on a diverse fleet of 55 aircraft, including Airbus A320ceos, A320neos, A321neos, Boeing 787-8s, 787-9s, and Embraer E190-E2.
Scoot’s lower-cost platform and unique product, branding, and fleet means Singapore Airlines will not operate 71% of its planned destinations by 2025. This contributes to the Group’s overall route map by boosting connection and capturing more point-to-point traffic to and from the city-state.
Singapore Airlines had previously flown to several destinations and would most likely not have returned if not for Scoot’s platform. Vienna will join the budget carrier’s network in June 2025. It was previously flown by the big sister via Zurich on the 747-400 in 2000.
Scoot to commence flights between Singapore and Vienna.
The new route will start on June 3 and operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The 787-8, with 326 seats, will be flown.I’m confident it will enhance my Weekly Routes post!
After Singapore Airlines ceased operations a quarter of a century ago, fellow Star Alliance member Austrian Airlines served as a stop on the way to Melbourne until 2007.
Will it be third time lucky for the city couple? Scoot’s operations are scheduled as follows, all times local:
- Singapore to Vienna: TR708, 03:00-10:10 (13 hours and 10 minutes block time)
- Vienna to Singapore: TR709, 11:25-04:50+1 (11 hours and 25 minutes)
Booking data shows that the point-to-point market has 41,000 roundtrip passengers. It is Vienna’s fourth-largest unserved long-haul market, trailing only Phuket (57,000), Bali (50,000), and Manila (44,000).
Given Scoot’s low-cost offering (see later), it will only draw a percentage of this, but the lower prices will help build the market. Nonetheless, it will need passengers to connect to locations in Asia and Australia to fill its planes, with many cities accessible via Singapore in a single booking.
From $218 one-way, including taxes.
According to Scoot’s website, a one-way ticket on its debut Vienna-Singapore flight costs US$218, including taxes.
Naturally, this only covers an economy seat and cabin baggage (up to 10kg). There is no seat-back entertainment available, but passengers can access it via the ScootHub site on their devices for a charge. Alternatively, you can simply download your own entertainment to your phone or comparable device.
Other services, like as food, drinks, checked bags, seat selection, priority boarding, WiFi, and so on, are available at an additional cost to passengers. Meanwhile, charging outlets are only accessible in the ScootPlus cabin, which features luxury economy seats.
Scoot launches its longest non-stop route.
The Singapore-Vienna route will be the budget operator’s longest non-stop service, covering 5,241 nautical miles (9,706 km) each way. It also ranks best in terms of block time due to its nonstop links. In both cases, it replaces the Singapore-Athens route, which has been part of Scoot’s network since 2017.
As usual, it is not so straightforward. Scoot’s new non-stop route, Singapore-Athens-Berlin, extends the carrier’s entire operation. Singapore Airlines historically served the German city, along with Vienna and Athens.
Scoot’s longest non-stop flight will not go from Singapore to Vienna. Singapore-Berlin existed, though it will resume full operations via the Greek capital in October 2023.
Other extremely lengthy Scoot routes existed, including Singapore to London Gatwick via Bangkok (served until August 2022) and Singapore to Honolulu via Osaka Kansai (served until March 2019). Each particular section was shorter than Singapore-Vienna.