Post-merger with Tigerair, Scoot takes off
Special fares to five destinations
Scoot,
the low-cost, medium-to-long haul arm of the Singapore Airlines Group,
has started flying out of the Tiruchi Internationial Airport, after
subsuming Tigerair, another subsidiary, with promises of cost
rationalisation and single network operation for hasslefree travel to
distant locations.
The last flight of Tigerair Singapore departed Singapore for Tiruchi on July 24, nine months after the two airlines nnounced their intention to pursue a single brand and operating licence under the enhanced Scoot brand.
Scoot's five other new destinations that were hitherto running under Tigerair are Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Lucknow.
To celebrate the merger, a special one-way promotional fare from Tiruchi will start from Rs. 5,599 to Singapore, Rs. 8,499 to Bali, Rs. 9,799 to Hong Kong, and Rs. 11,199 to Melbourne/Sydney, Bharath Mahadevan, Country Head, India, Scoot, told mediapersons on Monday.
Tiruchi being a large market for the airlines, Scoot was looking forward to increasing its daily frequency of flights from Tiruchi to Singapore from two services a day at present to 12-15 in seven to eight years.
Tiruchi was the only airport in India from where Scoot was operating two flights a day, Mr. Mahadevan said.
Five new services
The addition of the five new services would bring Scoot's total destination count to 65 across 18 countries.
The current Tigerair fleet would be progressively repainted, and the complete livery change was targeted for completion by mid-2018, Mr. Bharat Mahadevan added.
Tiruchi was the only airport in India from where Scoot was operating two flights a day
Bharath Mahadevan,
Country Head, India, Scoot
The last flight of Tigerair Singapore departed Singapore for Tiruchi on July 24, nine months after the two airlines nnounced their intention to pursue a single brand and operating licence under the enhanced Scoot brand.
Scoot's five other new destinations that were hitherto running under Tigerair are Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Lucknow.
To celebrate the merger, a special one-way promotional fare from Tiruchi will start from Rs. 5,599 to Singapore, Rs. 8,499 to Bali, Rs. 9,799 to Hong Kong, and Rs. 11,199 to Melbourne/Sydney, Bharath Mahadevan, Country Head, India, Scoot, told mediapersons on Monday.
Tiruchi being a large market for the airlines, Scoot was looking forward to increasing its daily frequency of flights from Tiruchi to Singapore from two services a day at present to 12-15 in seven to eight years.
Tiruchi was the only airport in India from where Scoot was operating two flights a day, Mr. Mahadevan said.
Five new services
The addition of the five new services would bring Scoot's total destination count to 65 across 18 countries.
The current Tigerair fleet would be progressively repainted, and the complete livery change was targeted for completion by mid-2018, Mr. Bharat Mahadevan added.
Tiruchi was the only airport in India from where Scoot was operating two flights a day
Bharath Mahadevan,
Country Head, India, Scoot
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