Scoot, low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, successfully completed the shift of its operations from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. In all, 9,877passengers with 4,726 pieces of checked baggage on 56 flights departing Singapore were processed.
The move will facilitate Scoot’s projected double-digit annual growth for the next three years and provide a more efficient and improved customer experience, with more self-service check-in and automated bag-drop facilities available at Terminal 1. The airline also flew its 65 millionth passenger on the same day.
Lee Lik Hsin, CEO, Scoot, said, “This move is truly a milestone for Scoot. In a short eight years since our inception on 1 November 2011, we have undergone a merger of two low-cost carriers, flown over 65 million passengers, built a network of close to 70 cities around the world, and grown our operating fleet to 20 Boeing 787 and 28 Airbus 320 aircraft, with many more on order. In doing so, Scoot has become the largest low-cost carrier operating from Singapore, accounting for around 45% of Singapore’s low-cost carrier market share. Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 was where we launched our inaugural flight to Sydney in June 2012, and it has been a wonderful home to us, but moving into Terminal 1 will allow us more room to grow into our expansion plans in the future.”
