FlyScoot (the long haul low-cost carrier version of Singapore Airlines) has confirmed its plans for its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
FlyScoot Boeing 787-9 Rendering – Image via Scoot’s Youtube Channel.
Those of you with an eye to comfort over paying money fares should look away now, as Scoot are planning to put in:
- 35 Premium Economy Seats – configured as 2-3-2
- 340 Economy Seats – Configured as 3-3-3
This gives you a total seat count of 375 seats. Some airlines have trouble putting that in a Boeing 777-300ER.
The seats are (unsurprisingly) Slimline specials… and taking one look at them, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near them.
ScootBiz Seats R- Rendering – Image via Scoot’s Youtube Channel
Scoot Economy Seats Rendering – Image via Scoot’s Youtube Channel
(The Scoot Video has pictures of the seats dancing. I would be too.. to get in and out of those seats)
Scoot currently operates a fleet of ex Singapore Airlines 777-200s (with a brand new configuration inside which is designed for density), and will taking delivery of its 787-9s in November.
If you think the 787-8s are going to be better – think again as Scoot plan to cram in 330 seats aboard this plane. These planes are due in the middle of 2015.
Scoot has a total of 10 787-9s and 10 787-8s on its order, operating its fleet from Singapore to Singapore to Asia and Australia.
Scoot believes that the fuel efficiency will allow the airline to offer attractive fares – where if we’re honest, the fuel savings PLUS the filled density of the plane will be the thing that drives fares down… if there is a downward trend.
And quite frankly, I would pay the extra to fly another airline. There are times when you see a seat density on an aircraft and go “That’s WAAAAAY too tight”
This is one of those times…
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Premium economy doesn’t look bad (nor slimline), though.
I took two seven hour long Scoot flights on a 777 and found it to be perfectly comfortable in economy. But it would have been really cheap to buy an upgrade.
i’m guessing Josh isn’t anywhere near 6’3″.
i’ve been in LCC flights where i realized if the flight were another hour longer, the only viable solution for my legs would have been amputation…
Cramming is a bit inflated. The seats are not that bad.
Scoot does it this way and offers a certain amount of free seats per flight. I have paid about $70 dollars round trip for a Singapore to Taipei flight as opposed to paying $400 on Singapore airlines.
The extra leg rooms seats are only $18 a way.
Business class is only a couple hundred more.
You really get what you pay for.