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Scoot Launches Belitung and Pontianak Services, Boosts Flights on Key Routes

The low-cost carrier targets school-holiday demand to broaden SIA Group connectivity.

Overview

  • Scoot, which announced Thursday, will start twice-weekly SingaporeBelitung flights on May 3 and three weekly SingaporePontianak flights on June 29.
  • Bookings opened on April 9 via the airline’s website and app with starter fares from S$99 to Belitung and S$129 to Pontianak.
  • Both routes will use Embraer E190-E2 regional jets that let airlines serve smaller cities with lighter demand more efficiently.
  • Scoot will raise frequencies on several routes to support school-holiday travel, moving Phuket to 21 weekly in April and boosting Bali and Jakarta to 35 weekly in June.
  • The carrier says the changes lift its network to 85 destinations across 18 countries, and it notes all schedules remain subject to government approvals.