Scoot adds Tokyo, Osaka and Kaohsiung flights in September

Scoot has made some further network announcements for September 2020, adding both Tokyo and Osaka in Japan to its list of passenger destinations. While Tokyo flights will capitalise on the airline’s existing routing through Taipei, the addition of Osaka also means flights between Singapore and Kaohsiung will be added, for three more cities in total compared to the original plan for the month.

Both routes will be operated by 375-seat Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with the low-cost carrier likely capitalising on cargo capacity rather than passenger demand at this stage, while borders in Japan, Taiwan and Singapore remain largely restricted to their own citizens or residents returning.

These new services will supplement SIA’s own three times weekly Tokyo flights and twice weekly Osaka flights, though in both cases those operate nonstop.

Tokyo

Originally a daily route, the airline’s Boeing 787-9s will operate to and from Tokyo Narita on Wednesdays from 9th September 2020, via Taipei, returning on Thursdays.

Taipei / Tokyo (from 9 Sep)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ TPE TR882								789
TPE ➔ NRT TR882								789
NRT ➔ TPE TR883								789
TPE ➔ SIN TR883								789

Flights depart from Singapore at 7am, arriving into Taipei for a 1-hour stop at 11.35am, finally touching down into Narita at 4.55pm. The aircraft and crew will then rest overnight in Tokyo before returning the following morning at 10am, through Taipei again at lunchtime with a 6.20pm arrival back in Changi.

Kaohsiung / Osaka

Scoot’s Boeing 787-9s will operate to and from Osaka on Saturdays from 19th September 2020, via Kaohsiung.

Kaohsiung / Osaka (from 19 Sep)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KHH TR884								789
KHH ➔ KIX TR884								789
KIX ➔ KHH TR885								789
KHH ➔ SIN TR885								789

Flights depart from Singapore at 9.30am, arriving into Kaohsiung for a 1-hour stop at 1pm, then landing into Kansai at 7.35pm. The aircraft and crew will then rest overnight in Osaka before returning the following day at 12pm, through Kaohsiung again in the afternoon with a 7.35pm arrival back in Changi.

Note: Scoot is only able to sell SIN-KHH-SIN and KHH-KIX-KHH sectors on this service. Passengers travelling from Singapore to Osaka or vice-versa are not permitted, since transit passengers are not currently allowed through Kaohsiung Airport.

Where else is Scoot flying?

These three new cities increase the Scoot network to a total of 18 destinations by late September 2020, joining three Indonesian destinations recently announced.

Here’s how the schedule looks for the other 15 routes on Scoot’s passenger network.

Clark
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CRK TR386								320
CRK ➔ SIN TR387								320

Guangzhou
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ CAN TR100								789
CAN ➔ SIN TR101								789

Hong Kong
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ HKG TR980								789
HKG ➔ SIN TR981								789

Ipoh
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ IPH TR480								320
IPH ➔ SIN TR481								320

Kuala Lumpur
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KUL TR452								32N
KUL ➔ SIN TR453								32N

Kuching
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ KCH TR430								320
KCH ➔ SIN TR431								320

Nanjing
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ NKG TR180								789
NKG ➔ SIN TR181								789

Palembang (from 8 Sep)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PLM TR250								320
PLM ➔ SIN TR251								320

Pekanbaru (from 17 Sep)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PKU TR252								320
PKU ➔ SIN TR253								320

Penang
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PEN TR426								320
PEN ➔ SIN TR427								320

Perth
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ PER TR8								789
PER ➔ SIN TR9								789
SIN ➔ PER TR16								789
PER ➔ SIN TR17								789

Surabaya
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ SUB TR262								320
SUB ➔ SIN TR263								320

Taipei / Seoul
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ TPE TR880								789
TPE ➔ ICN TR880								789
ICN ➔ TPE TR881								789
TPE ➔ SIN TR881								789

Yogyakarta (from 29 Sep)
	Days							Acft
	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
SIN ➔ YIA TR212								320
YIA ➔ SIN TR213								320

  Flight totals

Once Yogyakarta joins the network in the last week of September, a total of 46 weekly Scoot passenger flights will be operated.

That doesn’t come close to the 1,200 weekly flights Scoot had originally planned for the month, however a progressively increased schedule with six more cities on the roster is a step in the right direction from the original low point of 12 weekly passenger flights in both April and May 2020.

In total during September 166 Scoot passenger flights are now scheduled, a 15% increase compared to August 2020.

The airline’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft are also continuing to fly additional cargo-only services to cities like Wuhan, with some cargo-only Airbus A320 flights also operating.

Scoot recently converted an Airbus A320 to all-cargo fit by removing its 180 passenger seats, with a second such aircraft currently undergoing the same modification.

The full Scoot passenger flight schedule for August and September 2020, which is subject to occasional updates, is available here.

  Scoot Aug – Sep Flight Schedules

Here’s how Scoot’s weekly passenger seat capacity has increased since the first skeleton schedule to two cities was adopted in early April 2020, based on the last week of September when all new routes have commenced.

Summary

Taiwan and Japan trips, much-loved by us and many of our readers, are sadly no closer even though Scoot will restart some of these services in September.

Once weekly flights in each case will assist those travelling home and also provide additional options for passengers between Taiwan and Japan, routes on which Scoot holds ‘fifth freedom’ traffic rights.

Those wishing to travel between Singapore and Osaka will have to use the existing Singapore Airlines service, however, since for the time being transit passengers are not accepted through Kaohsiung Airport.

Use of the airline’s largest aircraft, Boeing 787-9s, is no doubt to maximise cargo capacity on these city pairs, while passenger numbers are likely to remain very low given the continued strict border restrictions imposed.

(Cover Photo: Denys Nevozhai)