A file picture of the economy class cabin inside an Embraer SA E195-E2 aircraft during the Singapore Airshow in February. Scoot will be getting a few E190-E2 jets soon. — Bloomberg
Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier, Scoot, is ramping up services across South-East Asia as the airline looks to win market share in the post-Covid-19 recovery in regional tourism.
Scoot will add two destinations to its current regional network, including the Thai tourist hotspot of Koh Samui, and increase the number of flights to four other cities across Thailand and Malaysia it already services, it said in a statement.
The airline said it expects to take delivery of the first of nine E190-E2 jets from Embraer SA in April, allowing the expansion of services in May and June.
The deal to acquire jets from the Brazilian planemaker has added a third manufacturer to Singapore Airlines, diversifying a fleet built around Boeing and Airbus aircraft. It also offers the carrier more nimble jets that are better suited to catering to fast-growing markets across South-East Asia amid bets tourism is set to recover from its pandemic-era doldrums.
“Our fleet expansion reflects our confidence that the demand for air travel will continue to grow within this region,” Scoot chief executive officer Leslie Thng said in the statement. – Bloomberg
> Scoot’s six destinations in South-East Asia that its fleet of new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft will fly to are Koh Samui, Krabi and Hat Yai (Thailand) and Kuantan, Sibu, and Miri (Malaysia). The services are expected to begin in May.
