Singapore Airlines low-cost carrier Scoot is planning to Scoot its long-haul aircraft to Vienna.
Scoot Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – Image, Economy Class and Beyond
Scoot will fly three times a week from the 3rd of June. The planned operations are as follows:
TR708 DEPART SIN 03:00 ARRIVE VIE 10:10 TR709 DEPART VIE 11:25 ARRIVE SIN 04:50+1 Commences 3rd June 2025 Operates three times a week Operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Booked Equipment: Scoot Boeing 787-8
Scoot will operate a two-class Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on this route, with its two-cabin configuration, with premium seats up front, and the usual 3-3-3 with suboptions down the back. This is capable of holding 329 passengers.
Lead-in prices have been announced, with SGD 309 one-way in economy class.
At the same time, the airline has announced it is to serve Iloilo City in the Philippines with a two-times-a-week service (scaling to four times a week in June). This will be served by an Embraer E195-E2, with seating for 112 passengers.
However, to support these route launches, the current service which serves Berlin will be dropped, which will see its last service on the 28th of March, whilst the service to Jinan will be dropped on the 28th of February.
In Quotes
Mr Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer of Scoot said.
‘We remain committed to expanding our network and connecting travellers to new destinations around the world at a great value. As the only airline offering direct flights between Singapore and Vienna, we are thrilled to introduce this new service from June, just in time for the holidays. With the launch of direct flights to lloilo City, we also hope to inspire our customers to explore more cities within South East Asia and embark on new travel experiences.”
The feeling has gone, only you and I, this airline means nothing to me
With Scoot switching European entry points, it’ll be interesting to see the marketing to drive the passengers on it – and I would go as far to say that they need to market to both Singaporeans as well as the residents of Vienna and beyond – given the accessibility of Slovakia, Czechia, Croatia and Slovenia all being three hours or so away
Whilst Scoot has taken Berlin’s breath away (as well as their direct link to Singapore), they’re giving another European city a chance. In this case, Oh! Viennna.
It’ll be a case of the revenue management dancing with tears in their eyes as they work out if it’s viable in the long term.
ED: That’s enough 80s music references for a blog post…
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