SIA’s budget arm Scoot has announced that it is launching two new routes from Singapore to Indonesia next month, with twice weekly services to both Lombok and Yogyakarta kicking off from mid-October.
These former SilkAir routes were originally due to switch across to Scoot operation in May 2020, however border closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to them only just being launched now, over two years later than planned.
These new Scoot flights will be the only non-stop options between Singapore and both Lombok and Yogyakarta, removing the necessity to transit in Jakarta or Bali to reach these destinations.
Lombok Schedule
Scoot will operate twice-weekly flights to Lombok every Wednesday and Saturday using Airbus A320 aircraft with the following schedule over the last two weeks of October 2022.
16th October 2022 – 26th October 2022
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| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR258 A320 |
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| SIN 07:50 |
LOP 10:20 |
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TR259 A320 |
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| LOP 11:20 |
SIN 14:05 |
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From the start of the northern winter season in late October, these two services continue to operate on the same days but with slight timing changes.
30th October 2022 to 25th October 2023
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR258 A320 |
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| SIN 07:45 |
LOP 10:35 |
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TR259 A320 |
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| LOP 11:20 |
SIN 14:10 |
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The schedule gives you the option of a three-night or four-night trip to the island, if a week sounds a little too long.
Seat-only round-trip fares on the Singapore – Lombok route start at S$191, including for travel in October and November.
Lombok is one of our favourite Indonesian islands, a beautiful getaway with plenty of resorts and hotels, great beaches, waterfalls and scuba diving. It’s also your closest gateway to the Gili Islands, taking only half an hour by boat.
Prior to COVID-19, SilkAir served Lombok three times weekly using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
Yogyakarta Schedule
Scoot will also fly twice-weekly flights to Yogyakarta from mid-October, every Monday and Sunday using Airbus A320 aircraft.
Unlike back in SilkAir days, these flights will use the new Yogyakarta International Airport, which opened in March 2020 replacing the Adisutjipto International Airport (JOG).
Here’s how the schedule looks during the last two weeks of October 2022.
15th October 2022 – 29th October 2022
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| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR212 A320 |
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| SIN 06:55 |
YIA 08:25 |
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TR213 A320 |
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| YIA 09:20 |
SIN 12:45 |
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As with the Lombok route, the timings change from the start of the northern winter season at the end of October, with the same operating days.
31st October 2022 to 25th October 2023
| Days | |||||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |||
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TR212 A320 |
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| SIN 08:20 |
YIA 09:40 |
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TR213 A320 |
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| YIA 10:25 |
SIN 13:50 |
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The schedule works well for two-night or five-night stays.
Though we’ve sadly never been ourselves, Yogyakarta is home to many heritage monuments, including the world’s largest Buddhist archaeological site – Borobudur temple.
Seat-only round-trip fares on Scoot’s Singapore – Yogyakarta route start at S$150.
Prior to COVID-19, SilkAir operated daily flights between Singapore and Yogyakarta using Boeing 737-800s, with Indonesia AirAsia also operating daily Airbus A320 services.
Scoot’s Indonesia flights
These new services will increase Scoot’s presence on Indonesia routes to 55 weekly flights in each direction:
- Bali: 21/wk
- Jakarta: 17/wk
- Lombok: 2/wk
- Manado: 3/wk
- Surabaya: 10/wk
- Yogyakarta: 2/wk
The airline has yet to announce a restart of three other Indonesia routes it inherited from SilkAir, between Singapore and Balikpapan, Makassar and Semarang.
Requirements when flying to Indonesia
Back in May this year, Indonesia scrapped pre-departure COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated visitors, having also removed on-arrival testing the month before.