A week after the Australian state of Queensland opened its borders to international travellers without any quarantine requirement, SIA’s low-cost carrier Scoot has announced a relaunch of its popular non-stop Gold Coast route, with all flights operating as designated VTL services for quarantine-free arrival back in Changi.
This new schedule will run through to late October 2022, allowing a generous window to make your Queensland travel plans.
From mid-February 2021, three times weekly services will operate on the route using two-class Boeing 787-8 aircraft, including a ScootPlus cabin.
Gold Coast will be Scoot’s seventh VTL route, though the carrier will withdraw designated quarantine-free services from both Kuala Lumpur and Seoul from late March, leaving it with six VTL cities in the upcoming northern summer season.
The schedule
Scoot will relaunch a one-off Gold Coast flight on Sunday 13th February 2022, returning on Monday 14th February 2022:
- 13 Feb: TR6 SIN-OOL (21:25 – 07:05*)
- 14 Feb: TR7 OOL-SIN (22:05-03:55*) VTL
* Next day
This flight seems designed to position flight crews in the right location, prior to the launch of a regular three times weekly service under the following schedule.
16th February 2022 – 26th March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR6 787-8 |
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| SIN 20:25 |
OOL 06:05* |
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TR7 787-8 VTL |
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| OOL 07:25 |
SIN 13:15 |
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* Next day
This will be the only non-stop option between Singapore and the Gold Coast.
From the start of the northern summer timetable some minor schedule adjustment occurs, though operating days remain the same, as shown below.
27th March 2022 – 29th October 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR6 787-8 |
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| SIN 21:50 |
OOL 07:30* |
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TR6 787-8 |
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| SIN 22:20 |
OOL 07:55* |
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TR6 787-8 |
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| SIN 22:30 |
OOL 08:10* |
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TR7 787-8 VTL |
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| OOL 08:50 |
SIN 15:40 |
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TR7 787-8 VTL |
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| OOL 09:30 |
SIN 15:50 |
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* Next day
KrisFlyer Elite and PPS Club members will now earn 1.25 miles for every S$1 spent on Scoot fares, with all KrisFlyer members picking up 2.5 Elite miles per S$1 spent on top of the KrisFlyer miles themselves when flying with the low-cost carrier, as part of recently announced scheme enhancements.
For those interested in a full-service VTL option from Queensland to Singapore, SIA has been operating designated quarantine-free services on this route since 15th January 2022, a week before the state itself cancelled quarantine for fully vaccinated international arrivals.
Here’s how that schedule looks (click to expand):
Brisbane Singapore
27th March 2022 - 31st March 2022
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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SQ256 A350 Regional |
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| BNE 09:20 |
SIN 15:30 |
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QF51 A330 |
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| BNE 10:20 |
SIN 16:35 |
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SQ236 A350 Regional |
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