Scoot, Jetstar and Singapore Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Singapore’s Changi Airport, Singapore, Jan. 18, 2021. Photo by Reuters
Singapore’s budget carrier Scoot has announced that it will launch direct flights to Da Nang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, and Kota Bharu in Malaysia between October and November.
Flights to Da Nang will begin on Oct. 20, starting with frequency of three times a week and increasing to daily flights by December, The Straits Times reported.
Twice-weekly flights to Nha Trang will start on Nov. 21, increasing to five times a week by January 2026.
Scoot will also operate twice-weekly flights to Kota Bharu, a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan, starting on Oct. 26.
With the addition of these new routes, Scoot will operate 115 weekly flights to 12 cities in Malaysia and 44 weekly flights to five cities in Vietnam.
The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines also announced increased flight frequencies to other Southeast Asian destinations to meet the growing demand for air travel.
