Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has launched three new flight services to Phu Quoc in Vietnam, Padang in Indonesia and Shantou in China.
Flights to Phu Quoc and Padang will commence on Dec 20, 2024, and Jan 6, 2025, respectively, and will be operated on the Embraer E190-E2 aircraft while flights to Shantou will begin on Jan 16, 2025, on the Airbus A320 family aircraft.
With the launch of services to Phu Quoc, Padang and Shantou, Scoot offers Malaysians easier access to Asia’s hidden gems, with 31 weekly flights to three cities in Vietnam, 84 weekly flights to 11 cities in Indonesia and 89 weekly flights to 17 points in China by January 2025.
“Flights to Phu Quoc, Padang and Shantou will be available for booking from today via Scoot’s website, mobile app and progressively through other channels.
“One-way Economy class fares 1 start from RM299 to Phu Quoc, RM269 to Padang and RM409 to Shantou, inclusive of taxes,” Scoot said in a statement.
In addition to the new destinations, Scoot will be making some adjustments to its network to better match capacity to demand and optimise fleet deployment.
On this note, Scoot said it will add two more weekly flights to Jakarta, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 19 times weekly from Nov 24, 2024.
“Services to Koh Samui will be increased from 14 to 21 times weekly from Dec 20, 2024, and services to Davao will increase from nine to 11 times weekly from Dec 17, 2024.
“Flights to Vientiane will increase from four to five times weekly from Feb 9, 2025. Operations to Nanchang will be suspended after the last flight on Feb 14, 2025,” Scoot said.
