Another no-frills launch

SIA’s Scoot Airlines set to Launch in April 2012

Singapore Airlines has launched a new no-frills long-haul budget airline called “Scoot” which will offer airfares at 40% less than full-services airlines.

The carrier made the announcement today when it said that Scoot will initially operate with four Boeing 777s from mid-2012.
Scoot will operate on mid and long-haul routes from Singapore’s Changi airport with the first services likely to be to destinations such as Australia and China. It said flight prices would be around 40% lower than legacy carriers.
The plan is to then grow the airline “steadily” to expand to destinations such as India and Europe, before looking at markets such as Africa and the Middle East.
Scoot will offer two cabins onboard its flights and the airline will operate separately from its parent company from Changi’s Terminal Two.
Chief executive Campbell Wilson said: “The team building Scoot is passionate about this new airline, what it stands for and how it can change the way people travel long distance.”