In February 2023, Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot placed an interesting aircraft order with Embraer. Just over a year later, the first of these jets is now joining the carrier’s fleet.
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I get the request for these to be part of the SQ fleet but I would much prefer a Scoot flight directly to where I would like to be than a transfer and then potentially a long car/boat or even plane ride to it. Also, I fly SQ C on medium to long haul but on 1-2 hour flights for a weekend, I certainly question the need for a C seat.
The E2 can deliver comparable unit costs to an A320 classic but with significantly lower trip costs in markets that can't command the volume. The key is to keep utility high and have a plan to manage the PW GTF engines.
Some of these routes (especially the East Malaysian ones) used to be served by Airasia with A320s, but the yields weren't good enough for Airasia. So it makes sense that another budget airline with a smaller plane serves them. I for one am in one of them, and super excited to see these jets coming to my local airport!
To be fair to SQ it's pretty seamless - they sell these flights with the SQ code so you can book through from an SQ route on one ticket with your bags checked through, you get a meal included on Scoot as well if you're on the SQ code. The onboard product is fine for such short flights. They also offer perks on Scoot for PPS and PPS Solitaire members
One thing I wish they'd do is allow lounge access at Silverkris T2 if you're coming off a long haul SQ J/F class flight. I ended up paying to use the Marhaba Lounge at T1 so I could shower
It's funny too because Scoot also offers some long haul flying on its 787 metal. Ex. Melbourne and Sydney at around 8.5 hours. So they aren't just a regional budget carrier.
It definitely would not make practical sense to have these small planes in the Singapore Airlines main fleet, a large majority of people that will likely be taking these flights are Singaporeans or Australians going on holiday. If they were added to the SQ fleet, Australians who fly Scoot from Australia would not be able to connect onto SQ aircraft while passengers who fly SQ are able to connect onto Scoot aircraft. Also, if you were flying SQ long haul, the 1-2 hour short flight on Scoot shouldn't be a deal breaker considering you get a meal and baggage allowance for no charge.
That’s impressive but it’s not even their longest flight. They fly 12 hours to Berlin via Athens. They also flew 11 hours to Honolulu in the past.