Review: FLY SCOOT 787 - THE WORLD's WORST DREAMLINER?
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This is a comprehensive Flight Review of Scoot Airlines.
Class: Economy
Route: Singapore (SIN) to Denpasar (DPS)
Plane: Boeing 787-9
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Josh Cahill: Backpacker Scoot experience 😅😅😅 No one flying in or out of Changi Airport or laying over in Singapore should be exhausted, its an awesome Airport.
Ok lets get watching to see how awful it is!!
"Get your shit together Scoot" LMAO lm honestly doubled over laughing. (With you not at you).
I am already following and yeah love your reviews of the products
Already followed! Enjoy backpacker.
OMG OMG josh hearted my comment... can't believe he just took time out of his busy schedule to look at our comments, he is the best youtuber.... love his videos crazy
Which music did u use in this video?
One time one of the Scoot cabin crew saw my boarding pass and halfway through the flight without me knowing, they turned on the rainbow lights and gave me a free chocolate cause it was my birthday. Even though Scoot is bad in quality and most service, it has a special place in my heart.
Happy birthday
strike RzZz “one time”
Im_A_Myth _ well I mean like this happened two years ago but it is almost my birthday again lol
@@a.z9086 Happy early birthday
A free chocolate lmao kinda lame
I flew with Scoot to Osaka last year during the typhoon season - my cousin was on a Singapore Airlines flight to the same destination departing around the same time (roughly a 10 am departure if I remember correctly). I'd woken up early in the morning, gone to the airport, waited all the way until boarding and it was then that someone from Scoot held an ipad walking around to inform us that the flight departure had been delayed by over 12 hours due to a typhoon. My cousin was informed by SQ of this delay the night before and stayed comfortably at home until the subsequent night departure. This blew my mind considering that SQ fully owns Scoot.
Hahahahaha I laughed so hard at this 🤣 - thanks for making my day.
@@JoshCahill It's so unbelievable haha, have a good one man
Flew Scoot in late 2017, Singapore to Manila. My baggage check in baggage was overweight. I was willing to pay for extra baggage allowance but the ground staff was so nice and friendly and suggested that I put some in my hand-carry bag instead to avoid paying extra.
That's excellent customer service and I still remember it up to this day.
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
4:41 : you placed your camera in the trashbin 😂😂😂
I noticed that too...and then tried to find a comment🙋
@@swikrutiborkar9702 OMG SAME HERE!!!
Well, if you have to spend 7 hours in an airport, let it be Changi!
I had to spend 26
@@anastasiatafidou1623
Q0. for long layover should we spend time (and sleep) on public seats or are there economical sleeping/resting options in the Changi Airport?
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
Josh: If you flight Scoot, you either try to save a lot of money or there's no other choice
*Lion Air: hold my beer*
Its cheaper with Lion Groups
Rating cleaners is so nice! I always appreciate those hard working people at busy airports.
Absolutely, great comment. They are the invisible people who make our lives easy. We need to be more appreciative of these people whenever we have the opportunity to show gratitude.
Scoot: we charge you 11$ to select a seat
British airways: hold my beer - we chare 100£ to select a seat
Not only that, but they charge you for a business class seat if you do not have status.
for me it's only €14 to London from Amsterdam lol
@@shimizukebin Long haul is very expensive. The fact they charge business class customers for their seat on booking (£100 long haul) is ridiculous.
@@valgehiir hahahahahaha, chill you stupid scoot fanboy
Lawrence Bilton honestly how does it matter whether you choose a seat or not? If you can for free cool but if you can’t it honestly dosent make a difference in business. Also if you can afford business I doubt 100 pounds is much
We used Scoot to fly from Melbourne to Athens and we had sandwiches, croissants, cakes and many more with us. Also we had 5 bottles of water.
Everything in our cabin luggage and no crew member said anything. Also we used out tablet instead the in flight entertainment.
We paid $1550 in total for 2 return tickets with 40kg total baggage and 6h stop at Singapore.
Second cheapest was Emirates with $1600 each ticket.
If anyone want to pay $1600 more just to have meal and tv well....that's not me.
Flying is about the experience for me, I am willing to pay double if it is the different between Scoot and Emirates. Especially for the length of that flight. I enjoy flying too much to do longhaul in a low cost carrier. Gimme dem TV's and hot meals!
@@-__-5412 Good on flights is really bad and tv can be replaced with an iPad.
Aircrafts are 787 dreamliners, newer than 777 that most airlines use.
@@-__-5412 You can buy one hell off an experience with 1600 Bucks without having it on a Airline bus..
True could also buy it thru points
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
I took Scoot from Singapore to Taiwan, about 5 hours. The experience was not so bad, at least the seat was quite comfortable, better than other budget flight.
So service is good service to me. The air crews leave me alone in the entire journey, proper friendly was not included. How nice!
My wife and I picked up return flights from Sydney to Vietnam for $501 each. Saved at least $900 compared to another airline we were going to fly on. Yeah 8 hours or so from Sydney to Singapore. Not a big deal.. Take your own blanket, snacks, travel pillow and entertainment... 13 hour lay over in Changi. (Changi is a mini holiday resort) and then another 3 1/2 hours to Hanoi. Its like Ryan Air for Asia. We travel light. No Check in Baggage. For the price it's pretty awesome. As long as I get there on time and don't end up at the bottom of the sea. I wouldn't consider if for a long haul though.
was the flight fairly smooth?
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
Me: Tries to skip Cahills advert
TH-cam: Gives me and advert
TH-cam: my powers have doubled since the last time we fought
What
Try Jetstar Josh, they are also really good at fleecing passengers
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
I've flown Scoot once, though in their "ScootBiz" cabin - seat was good for the price, but the meal (included, and the same as is offered for sale in the rest of the plane) was borderline inedible - I wouldn't pay for one if it was an option.
When I travel long distance on a budget airline I bring my own food, sandwich, fruit, nuts etc. Never been refused a free glass of water with any airline when I have asked.
Not allowed to bring your own food on scoot...
I do that all the time. However, if you do on Scoot flights. You will be scolded woth angry faced cabin crew. True story here. Not even a small starbuck muffin!
Bro I went on scoot Phuket to Singapore and they wouldn’t even let me have a glass of water had to buy it
@@guycd1 We used Scoot to fly from Melbourne to Athens and we have sandwiches, croissants, cakes and many more m8. Also we had 5 bottles of water.
Everything in our cabin luggage and no crew member said anything.
We paid $1550 in total for 2 return tickets with 40kg total baggage and 6h stop at Singapore.
Second cheapest was Emirates with $1600 each ticket.
If anyone want to pay $1600 more just to have meal and tv well....that's not me.
Josh was too critical on this one. That chicken teriyaki plate was $10US. A marked up airport McDonald meal is gonna be like $10 too.
Been flying Scoot for 10 years +...awesome airline. Real travellers know if you got more than 6 hrs in Changi Airport jump on MRT into town for a few hours
That doesn’t work at nighttime
That’s weird. Scoot celebrated its 10 year anniversary this year 🤔
Oh my gosh! You actually spent a night at the airport to simulate a tired traveller. Amazing! Love your dedication Josh!
The TimeLapse was Phenomenal Josh!!! :-).
I've flown scoot a few times, from Aus to SIN and v.v. at the right price they are fantastic (I'm talking $150 AUD one way) once the fares move into the 250-400+ range one way the value quickly decreases. One other positive is they ans AirAsia are pretty good for last minute fares compared to a full service last minute.
are scoot flights smooth?
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
Seats: no one is sitting on us. We feel useless
Josh: proceeds to sit on the floor
Seats: why are we still here?
Just to suffer
I was driving from Germany to The Netherlands when I saw you uploading the video. I couldn't wait to get home and even crossed the speed limits. Again another great video Josh!
I've heard of it, I wouldn't mind flying it. Safety is my No. 1 priority. No. 2 is food LOL! - Red
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
A young member of our family travelled with an infant from Perth to Sydney with Tigerair Australia, the LCC of Virgin, then Sydney to Singapore with Scoot. The Tigerair plane was small and cramped but the cabin crew were very kind and helpful with the little one. On Scoot, the opposite. Excellent plane but the cabin crew were absolutely unhelpful. The little fellow was crying and she was getting blamed, she eventually fled with him to the toilet and sat there with him until he went to sleep then returned to her seat and held him, asleep, all the way to Singapore. Scoot is a technically competent airline, safe and reliable but for international LCC travel from Australia my choice would be Jetstar or Air Asia. And on both of these airlines if you pre-pay luggage and a meal you get almost what you get on a full service airline.
Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed?
Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?
Flew with Scoot from MEL-SIN-ATH return mid-2017 and loved it. It was my first international solo trip and the airfares cost me $900 (including a checked bag and seats) and I could not fault any of the segments. The aircrafts were clean and each flight departed and arrived on time. I haven't had the chance to fly them again, but will when airfare prices "normalise."
Air Asia is the king South East Asia. They captured the market in various countries.
In the Philippines though, AirAsia have ridiculous old a320s that I looked at the details in Flightradar website and the like, and on average, they have 15-18year old a320's on their fleet.
Band-Maid Sheep AirAsia Philippines has too many competitors so they don’t really invest into newer aircrafts compared to AirAsia MY and AirAsia Thai
No need to improve Air Asia Phil then its good i prefer Norwegian or Easy jet
Worth it when I paid SGD 580 for Jakarta-Singapore-Berlin return. Also personally I find Scoot’s food a lot better than many other budget airlines eg. Air Asia, Jetstar so the price is justified.
How many kgs am I allowed to take for the cabin bag?
I think you are wrong about the chair not reclining, there's a grey button on the side of the arms rest which gives u a few cms of recline. Great videos love watching them
I’ve flown Scoot on several occasions now, more recently from Perth to Singapore with a connector to Penang last week. I was able to select my seat but pay for it. I selected seat 44A which did recline and the extra space next to me was great. I arrived in Singapore @ 12am with the next flight departing @ 9am, so I feel your pain. To ease things I booked into the Plaza Lounge (S$80) which was over priced, over crowded, the food was terrible, bar closed and I couldn’t sleep as one guy was snoring, keeping everyone else awake. At least he got some sleep. The only good thing was the shower which was well worth the wait. Definitely not worth the money. Not sure if it’s due to Covid (I personally don’t think so) but the overall Scoot service and onboard catering is terrible. In addition, my booking was duplicated due to a processing glitch and was told by the CS agent that I would incur a S$50 fee for a refund. Common sense prevailed after a vigorous discussion and getting her to check with a supervisor, I was advised a fee would not be charged but the refund would take 6-8 weeks. I still have another month to wait for a refund. Also, I had to send an email to cancel the duplicated booking a week after they told me it was cancelled. Still no written response to my email. Totally disappointed with their overall performance…. It seems to have really gone downhill…….. Not a great way to start a relaxing holiday……..
Try Wizz Air and after that you will absolutely LOVE Scoot!! 6 hrs from Astana (Nur Sultan) to Budapest on Wizz was an absolute pain.
AirAsia X has the better food, but Scoot definitely has the better aircraft for long haul flights
Hi Josh
I live in R.P as an expat and fly to Perth, Australia normally twice a year. As I fund all my own travels i mostly use LCC as there are so many choices. If I was to choose the most reliable LCC i'd likely say Air Asia. I've had the least delays and never yet had a flight schedule change. I use 5J alot as I'm a sucker for cheaper prices but i must say they are the most unreliable LCC. Consistently changes to schedules and always delaying flights. I can't recall the last time i was not delayed. In saying that they have provided me very cheap fares given you book ahead of time and with there famous 1 piso fare promotion. I used them recently to Guam, similar flight time between SIN and MNL for $75USD roundtrip. That is an absolute bargain. Jetstar Asia i find decent but once again I dont use them as much as I once did since they no longer operate SIN-PER. Like Cebu Pacific, Jetstar Asia have a tendency to reschedule flights which is a hassle. As in customer service and on time departures 3K are sound. Finally Scoot, I have had my fair share of schedule changes with them and you make an excellent point, their flight timings are always early morning or late night which makes connections often prolonged. Singapore Changi I agree is an excellent airport to be stuck at. On my last long lay over i walked the entire T3 to T1 to T2 airside and noted the best sleeping areas for future trips. As long as you have a pillow Changi provide some decent seats and benches for resting. One last mention on Scoot, In January of 2018 my flight was retimed out of PER meaning my 2 hr connection in SIN was cut. My original connection was a red eye leaving Singapore about 1am. The next available flight was not until around 4pm. I know for a fact that the majority of LCC would simply rebook you on the next flight without much in terms of compensation. Scoot was very generous and I had a free stay at the Crowne Plaza T1 with buffet meals included. I was very surprised they were so generous. To sum it up, you simply get what you pay for. Personally flying sectors of 5 hrs or less I can't justify the full service costs. SQ is my favourite carrier but still the 5 hr rule applies. Exception: Expiring SQ Krisflyer miles which I'll consume. Safe travels to all. Michael
Are a writer?
If u travel with friends or family on scoot. Actually dont have to pay $11 for the seats. It will be automatically assigned together as long as all of them are checked in together. It happens to me quite a number of times! 🙆
I had no problem with flying Scoot.
I got what I paid for & they delivered.
The Dreamliner is modern. & I paid a little more to choose my seat.
In the quiet section. I met a married couple & we drank and forgot we were in the quiet section 😱😂
& were asked to quiet down.
Which was a bit embarrassing for me. I’m not usually the noisy passenger….but we were enjoying ourselves. I’d fly them again.
I’ve flown them 4 times.
I've had several scoot flights. All of them were great value e.g. Singapore - Berlin direct flight for 158€ back in 2018. Our seats has always been assigned together. Regarding the food: it's always expensive in the airplanes. Simply bring your own food. By now, they do have board entertainment which you can access with your phone. Flying with a low cost airline with having so many expectations is ridiculous
Hey Josh. Great video but here is my take on a couple of things. 1.Scoot is a budget brand of Singapore Airlines and I feel that they are just using Singapore Airlines brand to charge at a higher price.
2. As a proud Singaporean myself, $15 for food on a plane is not steep but a total rip off.
3. U are quite lucky that the plane landed early as i have never had a great experience. 4/5 times they had delays.
4. The service from the crew also feels like a crew that is higher on budget.
5. Lastly ur question on who is the king of budget airline. I would say Air Asia is still the best hands down. From the ground crew all the way to the flight crew service, cost, flight timings, no issues at all. Sorry for taking up too much of ur time to but in my thoughts but once again, thanks for the great video
Never been on Scoot but I agree. My friends went on Scoot once and the food was so bad and so expensive that it put them off flying Scoot ever again.
Oh..Singaporean got what to proud?
I grew up in Singapore and I flew scoot the most, mainly because scoot is the only airline that operates from singapore to my grandparent's city in China. It had always been a 787, (I have never took a scoot a320 lol) and although the service is not that good, I have always flew with them since I was one year old, so I actually thought scoot was pretty decent. When I was five and took british airlines for the first time, i was so surprised that in-flight entertainment screens existed. I went on to fly many other good airlines like emirates and singapore airlines, and now, every time I visit my grandparents, I have always dreaded stepping foot onto that 787. It is a really long flight, with no entertainment and they charge you a lot for wifi. By the way, scoot is the only airline I have taken that doesn't serve free meals and BAN you from eating food you brought on their flights. Also for a budget airline, their flights are not really that cheap. In fact, I toom an emirates flight to dubai (7 hours) that had a longer flight time than a scoot flight (6 hours), but for some reason, the emirates flight was cheaper than the scoot flight by $50.
YOU COULD HAVE SPENT TIME IN CINEMA AND SWIMMING POOL IN THE AIRPORT
True that but the swimming pool at T1 closes at 2300h from memory. Still any other time of day, definitely the pool at T1!
What I don`t agree with is ? You book a flight aircraft get`s delay 24 hours yet they paying for your Motel or Hotel even know you only pay for your seat on a aircraft. If you get a bus it gets delay 24 hours they wont put you up in motel hotel they laugh at you. Why is people book a flight it gets delay and expect motels hotel even know your paying for a aircraft seat ?
I think air asaia is the best at low cost in this region. And love your blogs very informative josh great stuff thank you
4:41 that's what you call dedication to vlogging
I flew Scoot in Business class back in 2018. It was an okay flight. Now screen, so I was happy I had my big ipad with me. Tho... When on board, it was really cold, and travelling from one warm country to another, I did not bring a jacket with me into the plane. (From Singapore to Japan) and I was Freezing... So bad for 5 hours. The flight crew could only help me with a cup of warm water which helped a bit, but the plane being icy cold, that was really bad of them not to have blankets... Especially for Business class. The food was averrage, so no complaints. The only think was the heating. Otherwise. Nice crew and really nice view. I don't hate on them at all. Just think they should have blankets on board for long flights that are over 6 hours. :)
How lucky you are. Always get window seat. ❣️ But this time not haven't got any window seat? Surprising
It was like $10US for a plate of chicken teriyaki with rice. That is not a bad price AT ALL for a meal in the sky.
It’s crazy cOs I just realised your Malaysia video last night. And I’m Singaporean and you just posted so... :O
Wow Josh your video clips are really amazing! You have taken a large variety of flights: from first class in the most luxury airlines in the world to an economy class seat in a low-cost airline! 👏
Bro bear in mind its a budget carrier, expect according to what you paid.
You guys are missing the point. He is trying to get scoot to get their act together. The fact that they are branded as a budget carrier but their prices reflect otherwise. Is that really that difficult to understand?
Never heard of someone trying to be intentionally tired when flying on planes... but you do you bro.
I had a misconnection with Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot last month due to delay. No big deal. But when I asked for a confirmation letter from Scoot for my insurance claim, they refused to give it even when the governing laws (I'm flying from Malaysia) by the Malaysian government that they are legally required to provide letter within 7 days if the flight delayed more than 30 minutes. My flight that caused the misconnection was delayed for 2 hours. Until now, they still refuse to provide me with the misconnection letter. God, just a confirmation letter for misconnection, there's no monetary liability for them, yet they refuse to provide. Don't fly Scoot, or even Singapore Airlines, period.
Flew them last year from SIN-KLU and back...felt cramped but flights were on time, good slots and for less than 1h absolutely acceptable...would fly them again
It's a budget low cost airlines. Don't compare to full fare airlines. Please be fair in your review.
I only compared it to Budget Airlines, couldn’t be any fairer :)
4:43 seriously 😂😂
You put camera in dustbin for your fantasy direction hahahaha...
Don't fly Scoot. Flew with them on 21 December 2022 from Bangkok to Singapore.
I paid for extra leg room seats for myself and 12 year old son in the middle row of their B787 Dreamliner.
After settling in the flight attendant requested that we both move to a window seat near the exit because a Singapore family needed our seats.
I stated to the attendant that my son was only 12 years old and that seemed like no problem.
Once seated in the new seats we were then approached by the senior attendant who looked at my son and said " you can't sit in this seat because you are under 18 years of age"
I complained and asked if he could be moved to business class in compensation.
The response was " that's impossible , you can contact Scoot for a refund"
Now I know this wasn't going to happen as the attendant offered no proof of the switch.
I am confused why my Australian child sitting in their correct seat had to swap seats with a Singapore child .
My son was forced to sit in a cramped row behind his original seat.
Next time I fly I will pay more to keep my blood pressure in order.
Less than a minute into the upload and only seconds into the video and Josh, your videos still manage to impress me.
UltraLyr: Is it? I honestly didn't realise that. Cheers for the info.👍
Scoot is like wormhole for me.
I board, sleep and arrive. Sleeping helps me skip all the bad bits lol.
I just flew Scoot round trip from Singapore to the Philippines. I found the airline excellent value.I paid for emergency exit and board me first, a very low premium. I did not order food eating a delicious meal in the amazing Singapore airport. I have travelled to 115 countries, and fly constantly, carry on only. Pay for the low cost seat upgrades at booking. No complaints, modern plane, lots of room. Good value.
Trust me I prefer scoot than Turkish Airlines
First of all scoot has bigger seats
Even though Turkish has tvs they are HORRIBLE
Scoot actually has good, edible food
Scoot’s much cheaper
Turkish Airline’s seats are sooo tight
And they are so uncomfortable
The end
Another reviewer flew Scoot business class and the food was terrible so you had a lucky escape there, and while he lobed up at business check in so did the economy passengers and thus was allowed. So he got no concessions for flying business class.
Love it when you said, "Scoot, get your shit together!" Great video as always, Josh!
I can spend days at changi... Its the best airport I have ever seen. The best part is a free movie theatre and a free sleeping lounge
4:41
No one:
Josh: *shoves camera down a bin
Scoot: We charge S$11 for seat selection.
American Airlines: Hold my coffee, we charge $60 or more for seat selection, free seat selection if booking with checked bags.
Worst part is, SCOOT bans you from bringing your own food. WHAT!?!?
Yes they ban you from bringing your own food but you can do it as long as you eat when they're not looking. On Air Asia you wouldn't do that, their food is cheap and tasty.
Paid €300 for a one-way flight from Berlin to Perth with Scoot, first leg on the 787-8 and the next on their 787-9, I would happily fly with them again for that price.
I don't think Josh has flown with many European Low Cost Airlines!! It's the same model.
You get allocated a random seat or pay for a seat allocation. No free food or drinks.
Last week I flew Edinburgh / Gothenburg / Gdansk / Edinburgh for $50 total with Wizzair and Ryanair.
My favourite European LCC Is Laudamotion.
"Surfshark is headquartered in the privacy-friendly British Virgin Islands" - Interesting research.
A Corporate Tax Haven??
Flew scoot 787 from Melbourne to Bangkok DMK via Singapore and one of the most uncomfortable flights I’ve ever been on... The most annoying thing was the light and flight attendant call buttons on the arm rest which were pressed every time you leaned on them... Not a place I want to be spending 7 and a half hours again anytime soon.
They’re probably one of the only airlines in the world to order the Dreamliner without IFE😂
Adrian Salvatore was it worth it but since it’s only like 400return
Not being able to recline the seat is good as then the person in front can't recline into you!
There was once I took Scoot from Singapore to Thailand. My family got the seats at the back and we were able to sit all apart to look at the view😂
"Wonderland" Scoot: where nightmares become a reality!!
Your review was very tactfully done, l truly could not have been as diplomatic as you Josh, well done for the torture you endured for us.👍
U piece of shit
Josh, Tiger merged with Scoot in 2017, so they're really no alternative.
What your review ignored is that there are two groups of people when it comes to LCC: Those that book checked luggage, food & seat assignment at time of booking and those that will simply do without these services; basically next to nobody pays them those prices listed in the menu. Scoot days bringing your own food is forbidden but with so few staff that seems rather difficult to enforce.
Fun fact #1: Even if you book in what they refer to as "Business class" on their long-haul overnight trips to/from Athens or Berlin - I believe Premium Economy is more accurate for what you get - you will still have to pay if you want a pillow or blanket!
Fun fact #2: There was the case of a German NGO guy who saw those food prices after having booked a ticket and contacted Scoot and told them he would go on a hunger strike in protest. He then had to take the threat back (I believe Scoot told him they wouldn't honor the ticket if he carried out the threat) but come day of the trip, what did he do? Just had water, which was seen as the same thing. End of story: He's found himself blacklisted for life from Scoot/Tiger (if you go on their website the list something like 25 reasons that will get you banned - and making threats, even this type, which is mostly harming yourself - is one of them).
Great video, but I beg to differ. For full service airlines, I have higher standards. For Scoot, as a budget airline, it's fine. I flew an A319 from Hong Kong to Singapore on Scoot after the Tiger merger and even that was adequate as I already ate in the terminal anyway. The seats on the 787 in regular economy were just fine.
So called low cost airlines r actually not very low, ticket is little Cheaper but the Stress they give is huge.
Really good video Josh! My new favourite channel!
If you've ever been with scoot, you've loved the Singapore Airport because it's a magical place there
I'm really enjoying your content recently, Josh. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
I always fly with scoot when i had a chance for holiday trip, yess they are cheap airline but i rather choose scoot than cebupac airline, scoot is more better they are on time than cebupac airline cheap but always delay,
Air Asia is still the best LCC in Asia...AA food is delicious and unbeatable.
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I love their burn cheesecake
@@penanlab I think I'm reading it wrongly. BURN CHEESECAKE???
@@_Quintus burnt* cheesecake 😜 tq
Which one? Because Air Asia Philippines had poor service. Flight Attendants were not very attentive.
Hi Josh. Air Asia is the total package. Great crews, great fares, vegetarian food that puts some mainline carriers like SQ to shame. Not targetting Singapore Airlines but when booking their flights to Athens, Berlin et al BEWARE! These SQ flights are operated by Scoot. Bad form esp. if paying SQ fare. Qantas does the same opaque marketing of flights, meaning you could end up on Jetstar. A case of once bitten, twice shy.
I do agree with you about the prices of food, seats etc. I flew with them twice on their Dreamliner from Singapore to Gold Coast. In comparison to Air Asia X, they have better seats and I had really good sleep as it was an overnight flight on a 7-8 hours flight, and the food wasn’t bad at all. However, I still feel that Air Asia X have better service and the price you pay is still worth it, though the seats are a bit cramped. I would go for Air Asia for the price but would still fly Scoot if there are no better in terms of the cost.
Well as an Aviation Enthusiast, I'm always keen try what airlines have to offer that includes the food. Its just my personal choice. Pretty sure many other avgeeks will do the same just like in other trip report channels.
Singapore to Berlin is 13 hours and I'm on that flight on Tuesday. Already a bit worried. That's gonna be very tough.
How was it?
StreakyAnchovy he didn’t make it haha
That airport is amazing. I'd spend all day there even if I wasn't flying anywhere.
4:42 Can we appreciate that he put a camera inside a trash bin?
I’m starting to miss your classic grey jumper!
Keep up the great work.
i dont understand, scoot is great
And how about the baggage is it reasonable? I am planning to flight with it very soon
I travelled with my dad so I wouldnt know about baggage and stuff, sorry that I couldnt help
Can u believe that scoot parent company is singapore airlines lol.
thats why scoot is called a subsidiary
Vistara is also their subsidiary
While Garuda has citilink
AIR TIGERS sathish it’s both
@@JS-en3le citilink is way better than scoot mate lol
They are selling the idea of buying cheap plane tickets, and treat yourself with a nice hotel plus tour with the money you saved.Not the other way around, like tiring yourself, making yourself disgruntled first before boarding a Scoot flight.Btw, they do have streaming if I'm not wrong :)
Surprised you didn't grab sleep at one of the many airside hotels at Changi.
scoot was alright actually when we went to thailand and yeah I agree with the time slots
I would say it's Air Asia! The best!. Haven't flown with scoot but I guess they are like SpiceJet of India!
complaining that choosing seat is $11, food is $12 etc… but do you not realise that singapore airlines etc will charge HUNDREDS more? low cost airlines are giving you the choice to add those things or not rather than being forced to pay more for them!
If you have to spend a long time at an Airport Changi is the best! ... also the cleanest bathrooms of any airport in the world
you are a brave man, I would never fly Scoot unless I had no other option.
I flew scoot gold coast to singapore. 13hr stopover and then 11hrs to Athens. It was pretty uncomfortable but cheap. They didn't have the padded head rests too.
Respect your real review!
Fly ti Bali from Singapore with Air Asia, they operate direct flight from Singapore also. Jetstar is a good choice too, with decent flight time as well.
Lol...I remember falling asleep next to the Scoot checking counter when I was transiting from Changi to Bangkok
Doesn't Scoot also not allow for customers to bring their own food on board? Unless they changed their policy.
emirates charges about 35 USD for one way seat selection. kills me every time.
But plenty of seats are available when the seat selection is available (from my experience). In British, forget about it, you'll only see middle seats in the last few rows.
And Lufthansa between 25-50 Euro in Economy, depending on which seats you want. Insane! And we are talking about a 700 Euro return-ticket FRA to DXB.
Josh, as long as you do the booking together, you and your friend can sit together.
i love it when Josh is angry and grumpy about things
At least YOU can spend 7 hrs at Changi !! No Scoot for me...even in their so called Premium seats..would rather walk !!
Craig Willis: Me too!! I just wouldn't do it.
Thank you josh wanted to really know about it
Your very own version of “The Terminal” 😅