Scoot has 90 pc load factor for Chennai-Singapore route

Budget Aviation, part of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) group said in a statement, “The integration is expected to be realised between mid and end 2017, given the full spectrum of commercial, operational and regulatory considerations. This will encompass flight scheduling and connections, as well as touchpoint integration for guests including a common website, contact centre and check-in counters.” 

The merger of Tigerair-Scoot at the corporate level has been completed. We are in the process of merging the brand. In order to have a single Scoot brand in India, it would take some time as the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) has to be obtained,” Bharath Mahadevan, Country Head-India of Scoot Airlines said. Currently, Scoot connects Singapore with Chennai, Amritsar and Jaipur in India. 

“Our load factor between Chennai-Singapore is 90 per cent, while this month (October) it was 80 per cent as less people travel during this festival season.” “In Amritsar, we started with 80 per cent load factor and it is around 60 per cent. Similarly, the load factor on Jaipur-Singapore route is around 60 per cent,” Mahadevan said. According to him, Scoot with its bigger Boeing 787 Dreamliner replaced Tigerair flights out of Chennai, giving the economies of scale.”