Scoot Confirms Gold Coast as Second Destination

Long-haul, low-cost carrier Scoot has confirmed that Australia will be the destination for its second route after revealing that just weeks after it inaugurates commercial passenger services between Singapore and Sydney, it will introduce a link from its Singapore base to Gold Coast. The five times weekly rotation is due to commence on June 12, 2012 and will be operated using a second Boeing 777-200.

Scoot will be the sole airline to offer links from Singapore to the city, Queensland's tourism capital and famous for its iconic beaches, however fellow long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has successfully served the destination from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a number of years.

Scoot, the new medium and long-haul, low-cost division of Singapore Airlines (SIA), was formally launched on November 1, 2011 and plans to inaugurate operations mid-year initially using four Boeing 777-200s purchased from its parent company. Alongside its plans to launch services to Australia the carrier is also looking at other markets for development and the first phase of its development is likely to see destinations in China also added to its network.

For the next stage of its development Scoot has selected Routesonline’s Route Exchange, the online trading zone for network development, to support its plans for growth. The airline is targeting potential destinations in North Asia, the Indian sub-Continent, the Middle East and Europe and launched a formal Request For Proposals last month that focused specifically on China, the wider Asian market and Europe. Scoot is due to take delivery of two additional 777-200s during the first quarter of 2013 and is looking at potential destinations within these target areas for a proposed April 2013 launch.