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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN ➔ PLM TR250 |
320 | |||||||
PLM ➔ SIN TR251 |
320 |
Pekanbaru (from 17 Sep) |
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Days | Acft | |||||||
M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
SIN ➔ PKU TR252 |
320 | |||||||
PKU ➔ SIN TR253 |
320 |
Penang |
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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) |
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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)