The fact that this comment is 13 hours ago for me is.... wow
@LeanderTravels Жыл бұрын
I’d consider myself as a price conscious traveler but I think low cost on a long haul flight is something I’d not be willing to do. Thanks for providing this excellent, honest review
@xfirefox_x Жыл бұрын
Same here. Anything above 3 hours, it is full service carrier for me.
@DapFrIeNd. Жыл бұрын
@@xfirefox_x Seems unnecessary, just bring a sandwich worth €5 instead of paying hundred's more for a full service.
@xfirefox_x Жыл бұрын
@@DapFrIeNd. If I add in baggage and meal for low cost, it will be about the same price as a typical full service for flights that are more than 3 hours. This is my observation.
@youcanpunchmeintheface Жыл бұрын
Flown AirAsia X for 6 hours made a wake-up call for me that even budget-concious traveller like me had to know limit when to go cheap on things
@DapFrIeNd. Жыл бұрын
@@xfirefox_x That’s a different story, I’m not talking about any extras. If I want to get from A to B for as cheap as possible I’ll bring hand luggage, a sandwich and a drink. That all saves me money.
@DapFrIeNd. Жыл бұрын
I went to Australia and back for less than €600 with this airline on this route - if all you want is to get from point a to point b then its perfect. It is simply a long haul Ryanair. Thank you scoot for making worldwide travel available for everyone. (Also the same route with other carriers was at least double the price - so not worth it for just some unnecessary luxury extras)
@watchhans Жыл бұрын
I am not considering bottled water as 'luxury' on a 13 hrs. flight.
@DapFrIeNd. Жыл бұрын
@@watchhans Bring your own water, you know what you are buying so prepare for it, it's not that hard.
@walmartgolem Жыл бұрын
When did you travel?
@paulsz6194 Жыл бұрын
@@watchhans I think they charge €10 for some simple cup noodles, if you don’t pre order your food online for this route & Athens-Singapore route.
@funhomestay1370 Жыл бұрын
Bring empty water bottle and refill it at the water cooler after clearing immigration may help.
@2007sofia Жыл бұрын
I flew Scoot from Athens to Bali via Singapore in April 2022 for just €340 both ways and couldn’t care less about the lack of the features you get from other long haul airlines. It was just perfect. Love Scoot!
@Mr8888X Жыл бұрын
That’s an insane price
@artofverity8791 Жыл бұрын
Me too. It was not full and i enjoyed it. Don't love the all blue window tint tho.
@annyelinn Жыл бұрын
agreed!!!
@rzo2271 Жыл бұрын
340 both ways??
@richardfox2865 Жыл бұрын
That sounds great 👍. Uk 🇬🇧 trains have no seats, blocked toilets, no air con... plus weird passengers, so who cares... £340 ... you, very good 👍.
@XB75015 Жыл бұрын
My longest flight with a low cost carrier was with Norwegian between Copenhagen and Los Angeles. As long as you know it is taking 11 hours, you brought your own food purchased at the airport, which is better than the one served or purchased on board, you have your iPad with movies and a book. A similar experience than with a regular airline in Economy especially after the pandemic where many perks are axed.
@alyonapetrova694 Жыл бұрын
They prevented me from taking sandwiches with ONIONS on board stating that the cabin would smell and upset other passengers
@elfulano5884 Жыл бұрын
I also flew LAX-CPH on Norwegian a few years ago. The R/T ticket only set me back $347.00! I had no complaints whatsoever.
@misterbig9025 Жыл бұрын
I would swallow sleeping pill after take off and wake up just before landing
@Entertainment-is6ex Жыл бұрын
Yep basically take your own entertainment. And food/drink if allowed. Though better make sure all your devices (e.g. laptop/tablet/smartphone/headphones/ebook reader) are fully charged if they don’t provide power sockets, and maybe bring portable battery pack/charger for smartphone and other smaller devices. And I guess you need to be smart with the food too (convenient packaging, not smelly/messy etc). As for drinks, you’d probably have to buy large drinks after security just before takeoff.
@michaelsmith697 Жыл бұрын
Yes!!! That’s an idea! Bring your own food, iPad, noise canceling headphones and a book ! I may be able to tolerate it.
@fauzirahman3285 Жыл бұрын
I fly often on Scoot between Singapore and Melbourne, though it's comparatively shorter at 7 to 8 hours. I tend to go for the scoot-in-silence section where the legroom is a bit more generous. During the early days and at quiet times of the year, this option wasn't taken up much, so occasionally I get the whole 3 seats to myself where I can lie flat.
@peterpain6625 Жыл бұрын
I bets its great on anything up to 6-7h where you can just buy 0,5l of water at the airport after security and shrug off the kiddie-sized-food option. I bet you can eat well for any taste way better after touchdown in either melbourne or singapore anyways. And even if you order takeout to the hotel you'd be better off.
@TheT3Engine Жыл бұрын
6 hours edit: Scoot silence is GENIUS and every airline needs it +1 point for scoot
@laurend8140 Жыл бұрын
Seriously why is this not a thing everywhere??
@robertzoufood Жыл бұрын
Yeah, no babies crying, spacious seats at a cheap cost
@robertwilliamson922 Жыл бұрын
You get a baby crying for hour after hour, or some misbehaved kid arguing and screaming and his parents allow it to continue…..can drive passengers crazy. Just watch some videos about it on KZfaq. Yes..silence section is genius. . Hope more airlines get that idea put into effect.
@HS-PGX5 ай бұрын
The problem is that the racist check in agent wouldn’t let my 12 year old brother sit there but there was a white woman with her 10 year old daughter sitting in the same section. Weird.
@roberthallam6741 Жыл бұрын
Great review. I love it when vloggers actually fly like the rest of us -- in economy.
@peterpain6625 Жыл бұрын
That's what i thought. Finally some reviews the pleb-flights ;)
@worldview2888 Жыл бұрын
I am from Singapore and i LOVE this airline - this is my personal advice to everyone - Please just upgrade your seats to reclining sleeping seats (this should be the premier package that comes with a screen and charging port for you.) I do this for all flights exceeding 6 hours. Best of all some flights have screens and charging ports for you on the economy class - but i still always recommend everyone to just upgrade your seat to the reclining ones.
@kizzmequik70four Жыл бұрын
In 2018, we flew Scoot from Manila to Athens via Singapore for less than USD 600 round trip per person. No food, no bags, just seat selection. I'd personally rather fly a full-service airline for that long a flight (especially if I need to bring bags), but if I just need to get from point A to B and I can one-bag the trip, I'd gladly fly them again.
@alfatalita3491 Жыл бұрын
next September I will be flying with Singapore Airline from Frankfurt to Indonesia via Singapore and it costs only for 740 euros withh baggage allowance 30 Kgs. I would never fly with low cost carrier if I had long flight. It is not worth it at all. Only +100 euros and you will enjoy your flight
@shyamanandsingh2690 Жыл бұрын
I took this flight from Singapore to Berlin (return) in 2019 and paid SGD 545 (or 380€) base fare and I agree with your whole assessment with the exception of in-seat power. Power supply is not a basic necessity and most people bring their power banks so Scoot charging for it seems like fair game as a low-cost carrier. I especially agree with your assessment on the price of water and quality of food. I don't understand why they can't emulate AirAsia's quality. Also, I paid extra for Scoot-in-silence and I can't recommend it enough. Seats had more legroom but more importantly, you were guaranteed no screaming infant in that section of the cabin or unruly child kicking the back of your seat. Certainly helps with anxiety! In that regard, Scoot may be a better option compared to other airlines (especially SQ where their amenities, quality and portion of food in economy class have been declining since the resumption of travel but their prices have increased substantially). Anyway, thank you for providing a fairly balanced review of Scoot's long-haul!
@henningk.4236 Жыл бұрын
To me it is not really worth the money saved. We fly to Jakarta at least once a year. Even from Hamburg I usually get a return ticket for 800ish €.
@Najdorf_ Жыл бұрын
@@henningk.4236from which airline if I may ask?
@henningk.4236 Жыл бұрын
@@Najdorf_ Turkish Airlines. They also have one of the shortest overall travel times to Indonesia!
@j134679 Жыл бұрын
Air Asia has quality?
@blokeabouttown2490 Жыл бұрын
"most people bring their own power banks" That wold explain why there was a power bank fire on a Scoot flight recently, the airline could avoid hazards like this by simply allowing people to use the onboard power supply. Here is the video of the fire: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buCWqKaVlZfcdYE.html
@markconlin6643 Жыл бұрын
It’s great seeing economy class reviews. My wife and I just completed a twelve hour flight between Nadi, Fiji and Vancouver, Canada. These are the type of flights for which we need truthful reviews. Thanks!
@hendrik7354 Жыл бұрын
Back in February 2020 (just before Covid hit) my parents and I were on vacation in Indonesia. We were checking flight offers from Berlin (still TXL back then) to Denpasar and were actually considering Scoot for a moment. I watched a trip report on their 787 too, I think it might've even been on this channel. We decided against it eventually, especially because my mom wouldn't agree to spending 12+ hours without entertainment. When we finally went to Indonesia again over Christmas 2022, almost 3 years later, we still decided for full service airlines instead. It's worth the extra money to us xD The longest low cost flight I had so far was on EasyJet from Berlin BER to Sharm El-Sheik in Egypt, around 4 hours of flight time time (+ the return flight obviously). Yea, that was painful enough, I think the longest I'd agree to would be 6 hours
@train_xc Жыл бұрын
Entertainment is not a deal breaker for me. I carry my headphone and iPad. But I just cannot sit in this seat for 12 hours
@Pvemaster2 Жыл бұрын
Wdym no entertainment? If you have a phone you can put whatever you're interested in on it
@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 Жыл бұрын
These kind of flights are really meant for students going to/from home or maybe some budget constrained traveller, definitely not for people who can afford to go on holiday to Bali from Berlin with the whole families
@nordensueden Жыл бұрын
You can literally buy a cheap tablet for the price difference
@anthonydpearson Жыл бұрын
Last year I did a 8 hour budget airline flight on Norse from Berlin to Newark and honestly, it was fine. The movies were free, the plane was brand new, the legroom was fine (certainly no worse than a regular airline). The only thing I had to pay for was a meal, which was $20 (and honestly kinda tasty), but considering the ticket was $289 (!) it was well worth it.
@stefanomilswky9346 Жыл бұрын
Norse it’s a such good long haul airline actually. Just like Norwegian that now is only for short haul
@MusicIsLegal Жыл бұрын
The longest i could take budget airlines for is max 2-3 hours. Respect that you managed to survive for 13 hours
@carawikirran Жыл бұрын
2 hrs, anything above 2 hrs is stretch….my man here created a world record on stretch 😂😂
@sgm6690 Жыл бұрын
Toughen up! My daughter just did 31 hours with Scoot including a 12 hour layover in Singapore
@danielg16 Жыл бұрын
By far my favourite aviation channel anywhere on the internet. So organised, truthspoken and great quality videos. Huge respect!!
@jackalcrackle Жыл бұрын
I made my 8hr flight from Sing to Mel super comfortable by paying a little for an exit row, and then I brought my own food, water and phone with predownloaded entertainment, it was honestly super nice
@zahras838 Жыл бұрын
Were they okay with you bringing your own food onboard ?
@jackalcrackle Жыл бұрын
@@zahras838 for my flight at least they didn't seem to have a problem. I can't speak for every experience though, a different flight might significantly vary.
@simonsv9449 Жыл бұрын
@@zahras838 As long as you buy food in the tax-free shops it should be okay.
@Damien_Marquez Жыл бұрын
I've flown Scoot Silence twice in Sep 2019 and Sep 2022 on the SIN-SYD route. I expected to pre order food, or pay $$$ on board, a little preparation goes a long way if you fill up a water bottle after security. Compared to my onward journey on BA economy, I have to say the Scoot air cabin staff are way more customer focussed than their counterparts. Nothing is ever a problem. I'd defo recommend Scoot for flying on a budget.
@sfr7916 Жыл бұрын
When you flew out of Changi in September were you able to fill up your bottle after clearing security at the boarding gate? Cos i flew Scoot recently and once past the boarding gate checks into the waiting area i had no option to fill up my empty bottle.
@Damien_Marquez Жыл бұрын
@@sfr7916 Distant memory now, but pretty sure I did fill up my water bottle after security. I can't recall being thirsty or having to spend money on a water bottle on board.
@normanmcleod7169 Жыл бұрын
Out of interest, having viewed your vlog, I checked Scoot's price from Berlin to Manila for my upcoming trip at the end of the year. I can fly more cheaply from Edinburgh to Manila with both Qatar and Emirates, and without the additional cost of connecting to Berlin, so this is a no go for me (thank goodness!).
@AlexPraglowskiAviation Жыл бұрын
LOVING the new intro in the latest Brutally Honest episodes! Fantastic video as usual!
@magnustan841 Жыл бұрын
If the price is right, I would fly with Scoot. I would definitely consider upgrading to that Scoot-in-Silence cabin. Extra legroom seats, private cabin and like David mentioned, adjustable headrests. The one on the 787-8 is particularly good. I’m waiting for an opportunity to try it myself. The ground service is where the airline falls down on bad days, so that’s one thing to consider too.
@geomag427 Жыл бұрын
Supporting scoot just accelerates race to the bottom of other airlines. Respect yourselves people.
@MoboMixer Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, the catch with these airlines is that upgrading to Silence cabin is often very expensive you'll end up paying almost the same amount you would with flying a regular airline.
@mikhailalsagoff99586 ай бұрын
Do they have super seats on 787 -8 or is it on the 787-9 ?
@magnustan8416 ай бұрын
@@mikhailalsagoff9958 Super seats are offered on both aircraft types.
@E36323ti Жыл бұрын
Not only is BER to MEL 13 h + 7 h, it is also a 20h layover in Singapore!!
@jonathanloh1634 Жыл бұрын
aha, But its Singapore
@paulsz6194 Жыл бұрын
So get a cheap hotel In Geylang, then get back on the train back to the airport.
@TheSuperior100 Жыл бұрын
That's brutal. 20 hours in one of the most boring cities in Asia
@paulsz6194 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSuperior100 so which city do you live in, perhaps I should visit it?
@athenag829 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSuperior100 , you lead a sad life if you don’t know Singapore😂
@rais1953 Жыл бұрын
Scoot delivers what it says it will deliver except that its prepaid meals are not very good. The cabin crew is also aloof. Air Asia gives a similar deal but with delicious meals and friendly cabin crew. They also offer their Premium Flatbed seats which are similar to business class comfort. I look forward to more long haul flights being introduced by Air Asia.
@sgm6690 Жыл бұрын
My daughter just did Melbourne to Athens via Singapore on Scoot. Due to a very long layover in Singapore and delays the flight took 31 hours! She said the worst part was waiting 12 hours overnight at Changing airport
@MonsieurArlequin Жыл бұрын
that's kinda funny because Singapore has one of the best airport amenities, in fact the worse part about being Singaporean is that we will never be able to enjoy how good our airport is. The other thing is that unlike most countries, you can almost start exploring the city straight away. Marina bay is only an hour away and the moment you leave the station you are already in shopping centers
@peterpain6625 Жыл бұрын
@@MonsieurArlequin It does. I can tell from experience it's not if you land at 3am completely hungover and tired as fudge though ;)
@nickhare32639 ай бұрын
@@MonsieurArlequinsome people are not like you, they have done a lot of traveling Singapore which is why 12 hours waiting is not for them anymore for singapore. And singapore is super boring and people are rude
@guyincognito78 Жыл бұрын
i once did a 13.5 hour flight from KL to London on low cost airline (AirAsia), and it was actually one of the most pleasant flights i've ever taken! ( i've flown 225 times).
@gilboman10 ай бұрын
that would've been airasiax ..which is differernt than air asia
@guyincognito7810 ай бұрын
@@gilboman same same, muppet.
@Sydorrah Жыл бұрын
Wow. I'd fly them short distance only. That looked brutal. Thanks for taking one for the team
@dl4608 Жыл бұрын
I travelled SYD-TXL in 2018 with Scoot. By the time we’d added on meals, seat selection, and luggage (we were moving, so packing light was not an option) it came out pretty much on par with any other airline cost-wise. Service was average (not bad, but not excellent, no surprises) and in general it got the job done. Nothing to complain about other than everything being…average. Main reason I wouldn’t fly with them again is that for the same money long-haul you get an overall better experience, or close enough that paying full-service is worth it just for not being so…average. If short-haul no-frills is all you need though, Scoot will get the job done well enough. Absolutely not “long-haul Ryanair” though, as someone said. Ryanair is built around explicitly screwing you while being *just* good enough at the bare-bones stuff that people can still convince themselves that it’s worth the suffering. All states quite publicly by its owner, who makes no secret as to the contempt he has for his passengers. Scoot, on the other hand, is just an airline trying its best at the budget end and mostly succeeding. I’d rather walk than give one cent to the tossers running Ryanair.
@michelski3528 Жыл бұрын
Whoever made this video - thank you! You’re so detailed especially with the audio narration. Wish the videos were more like this 🙌🏼
@ttc0309 Жыл бұрын
My longest non-stop flight on a budget airline for me was when I used to travel often between Kuala Lumpur (KUL), which is just a stone throw away from Singapore, to London on AirAsia. London to KUL normally took about 13 hours 30 minutes, and KUL to London was a bit longer, taking about 14 hours 5 minutes. Coincidentally, I also used to live in Berlin. Until the opening of Brandenburg Airport, Berlin really did not fly to any long-haul destinations simply because of the limitations of Tegel. When services moved to Schönefeld, which would become part of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, things got better. However, the fact that Brandenburg Airport was able to open at all was a small miracle after running into a never-ending list of logistical and financial problems throughout the more than 14 years after construction began to finally open for commercial traffic.
@j134679 Жыл бұрын
AirAsia flies to London? That sounds like a crime wtf
@gan247 Жыл бұрын
@@j134679 I flew with them (London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur) on an A340-300 back in 2009. It wasn’t too bad. The seat pitch was good and can be reclined because it was a second hand aircraft and they didn’t change the seats. They stopped flying the route in 2012 because of ’high oil prices’.
@Banom7a Жыл бұрын
@@j134679 airasia X, their long haul division
@syafiqrizuan5588 Жыл бұрын
I think there's another reason why Airasia X to end their flights to London and Paris: 1. Using gas guzzling quadjet A340-300, which is not economically viable for long haul low cost carrier, thus losing much more money. Even the A350 and B787 are far much better than A340 in terms of operational costs. 2. London and Paris are both high yielding markets. Most of business and premium travellers will likely to board with premium full service airlines as they have products such as IFE, reclining seat, meals, amenity kit an etc. So travelling in long haul flights with LCCs would not be comfortable especially if the passengers want to keep hydrated and sleep during the flight.
@tm4609 Жыл бұрын
I'd probably say above 4 hours starts to become a bad experience for me. I flew ryanair for that long with my knees pressed against the seat in front. Really uncomfortable by the end of it. Awesome video btw!
@gerardmoran9560 Жыл бұрын
If you have to fly SCOOT stay home and save for a proper vacation! Even in young people the risk of DVTs is unacceptable, especially if you're dehydrated.
@Falcon-Aviation Жыл бұрын
Seeing a heavy Dreamliner performing the steep turn just after takeoff in Berlin is just awesome... Great views! :D
@Peachmanlove Жыл бұрын
I tried this once on a 9 hour flight from DXB to MNL. I am ok with no food and no entertainment but what killed me was the inability to recline the seats 😢😅
@train_xc Жыл бұрын
That’s a deal breaker for sure
@dh510 Жыл бұрын
Well.. the benefit is that the person in front of you can't recline the seat either..
@elti9350 Жыл бұрын
My longest flight on a lowcost airline was jinair from clark to seoul and it wasnt all bad. There was *purchasable* food onboard but no plug or entertainment, but i slept through the entire 4 hr flight since it was 2 am 😅
@Soleurs Жыл бұрын
To this day the worst airline I’ve ever flown. I did two round trips between Tokyo and Singapore in 2022 on Scoot, about eight hours long. And both times I had just the most rude crew, and overall a truly unpleasant experience. Plus they really do come down on you for the smallest things. I had a candy bar I was eating from the Changi Airport 7-Eleven that the flight attendant snatched out of my hand because “no food from outside the plane is allowed”. Similarly, they don’t let you wear headphones during taxi, takeoff, and landing, which did not help my anxieties about takeoff/landing at all. Zero stars, I’ll gladly pay more to never deal with them again. Spirit had better service 🤐
@jeadie2273 Жыл бұрын
Did Boston to Paris via Iceland on Play airlines. 5.5 hours plus another 3. Longest narrow body I’ve flown on overseas since I was 4 and flew Lufthansa 707 to Germany ( back when flying was civilized). I’d say it was so good, I’d fly another 10 hours with them. Great legroom and awesome crew and prices on board were very good.
@allaboutaviation787 Жыл бұрын
Great review 😀 I have flown this exact route myself back in 2018 from the old Tegel Airport. And just as you say you get what you pay for and in my opinion Scoot makes this very clear in the booking process. As for the power outlets, just use a power bank 😀 If you are traveling with checked in bags it may actually be worth comparing flights with other non LCC airlines as it may actually cost more or less the same
@linhofmann4913 Жыл бұрын
Never had a bad flight experience with Scoot. Between Australia and Singapore. BUT of course it's a lot less shorter than flying with them to Berlin.
@sgbusesКүн бұрын
If you buy the blanket it makes the trip a lot more bearable to sleep onboard. You also get to keep the blanket, so that you can wash it at home and bring it onboard the next time.
@ApaceLp Жыл бұрын
You and a lot of commenters here seem to quite like Scoot for its "no frills for the absolute lowest price" approach. However, what always kept me from flying Scoot is that it rarely turned out to be this incredible deal that some other commenters were lucky enough to get: Looking at a return BER-SIN itinerary for various dates this year, Scoot is always the cheapest with around 700€, but depending on the dates there are usually Turkish or Qatar Airlines flights available for just ~20€ - 100€ more. Even if you don't care about any amenities, this would be worth it just for the checked bag alone. That's why to me it always seems like flying Scoot would only ever be worth it if you are flying one-way or if you need the absolute fastest connection between Berlin/Athens to Singapore.
@henrietapenheiro9352 Жыл бұрын
We flew Scoot from Sydney to Singapore in 2022. Take off was delayed by 2 hours, thank got my husband got 2 sandwiches and Pringle's chips from the airport. We were served "Mum's fried rice", it was not even heated properly and portion is extremely small. I asked for a coffee and water, not knowing it would be served with a tablet to pay AUD $15.00, it was the worst coffee(again not warm enough, and I know airplane coffee tastes bad, but this was worst). We knew we got the tickets for cheap and it was a budget airlines, but man, was it bad. We should've found out more before booking. After reaching Singapore, I told my husband, if he ever booked this airlines, I'm leaving him 😂
@yoichi83 Жыл бұрын
I flew Scoot (flight no. TR 611) from Singapore to Bangkok one weeks ago. The tray in-front of seat was never cleaned or sanitized, I was seating near the last row and the toilet smell was leaking even though the toilet door was closed. Its a really awful experience
@krollpeter Жыл бұрын
... and water should always be free on longer flights. That's also a matter of health.
@lad6051 Жыл бұрын
I recently did Sydney/Manila on Cebu/pacific - its is basic - after a four and a half hour wait to check in the plane was even more late leaving. My son said this plane is only built for 330 pax but modified to take 410. I think they had removed some toilets to get more seats in. Only 3 toilets up front were working and had a continious line up and They were filthy (pee on floor etc). the 8 hour flight was absolute torcher. I realise it was a budget flight but this lack of basic hygene is wrong. I paid extra for front row seating but as they changed the aircraft just before we flew they just put us anywhere - I've neveer been able to get a refund of the difference. I could go on a lot more but its useless and I will NEVER fly Cebupacific again.
@tom09000608 ай бұрын
a parcel on a cargo plane gets treated better than a Scoot economy class passenger
@flywithdominik Жыл бұрын
I took Scoot on a fifth-freedom flight from Berlin to Athens one year ago, which obviously wasn't such a bad experience compared to the other options you have on this route. But I seriously can't imagine to be onboard their Boeing 787 for 13 hours! So thanks that you sacrificed yourself for me...😂🙌
@dexadrinepancake Жыл бұрын
How did you find it or was it serendipity? I have never found an fff when searching, even when I know which airlines fly fff sectors.
@sunlightdavid Жыл бұрын
With LCCs, it always seem a lot less worth it the moment you have to add checked baggage. It's not too far off full carrier which at least provides you with meals during a long haul.
@zeppelin0110 Жыл бұрын
Agreed completely but it's quite possible to travel without checking in luggage, as well.
@outdoor75 Жыл бұрын
I love flying scoot. I usually bring a big empty bottle at least 1 litre and fill it up airside before boarding. Bring my own food, sandwiches or some bread rolls or even Mcdonalds from singapore airport (again airside). Have a power bank and many movies downloaded on my tablet with my noise cancelling earphones. With all of this for me it is just like a normal flight that costs twice as much. So get organised and put the saved $ to more spending money at your destination!
@Mavors1099 Жыл бұрын
“Behind door 2, it´s the rest of the economy class, where you can bring as many babies as you want.” … not in the middle of the flight… right? 😥
@kalebasphalt Жыл бұрын
I've flown Scoot before. To and fro Langkawi, Da Nang, Hanoi and Bangkok (on their 787), all pretty short hops. They were pretty bearable, it got us from point A to B without much fuss. However beware of delays like one I experienced on the return leg from Bangkok - I've heard of some that can get as long as a day or even cancelled. Scoot is mainly infamous for its delays. I've been lucky enough not to experience that long of a delay - only a couple hours wait. All in all, if you've got enough entertainment and food, fly Scoot if there is no other option. However if there are other options such as Air Asia (anywhere within ASEAN, NOT AIR ASIA X) or Zipair (3 times a week flights to Narita), fly those instead. I seriously can't bear 10-13 hours on a Scoot flight, let alone it being delayed.
@foreverfriendsg Жыл бұрын
Both my flights to and return Chiang Mai last month were delayed, with the return even worse - about 1.5 hours. The flight itself wasn’t too bad, but the delays were really annoying
@kalebasphalt Жыл бұрын
@@foreverfriendsg I got a 3 hour delay before from BKK to SIN on the 787. As expected, no compensation.
@j134679 Жыл бұрын
Beware of Philippine AirAsia, they reschedule flights instead of canceling to escape from refunds.
@ElIsrolak Жыл бұрын
This plane used to fly to Athens before Dingapore for less than 80€. If you are a tall person, 2 hours was ok flying on Scoot, but 12 could be unfathomable. Also not that good food back then, but it was interesting as an experience.
@feah1836 Жыл бұрын
5 hrs 30 mins from Qatar to Budapest on a basic economy class 3 3 seat plane. Will never do that again lol. I still got a meal, pillow, blanket, and tv, but the legroom is just too small. I once flew using Jetstar from Singapore to Perth but luckily I bought a seat in the first row. I think I could still survive without pillow and blanket, but I need decent space for my legs during long flights.
@briandowney3033 Жыл бұрын
I fly business class 90% of the time(if available) but this one time I took scoot from Philippines to Singapore and boy did I feel miserable 😅 I’m also 191cm and 250lbs. I paid to board 1st but was the last to board 😮
@subwooferbone Жыл бұрын
Could someone please explain to me why you want to board first, let alone pay to do so?
@briandowney3033 Жыл бұрын
@@subwooferbone on scoot you can pay to board 1st. I believe its called “BoardMeFirst” or if you paid for the 1st row. Why wouldn’t you want to be comfy and not deal with the line? Same concept as business class boards 1st. Just my take
@vennsim71 Жыл бұрын
@@subwooferbonemakes a somebody feel important… lol😂
@cheeseontoastbrah Жыл бұрын
It's like who's that keen to spend more time onboard than necessary
@j134679 Жыл бұрын
@@subwooferbone overhead bin space
@creativeminds5773 Жыл бұрын
I loved that when you Mentioned Karachi while flying over and shown the beautiful night view of city . Lots of Love from Melbourne Australia. I'm from Islamabad Pakistan but living in Australia now. Also good to see scoot flights experience as I'm flying to Europe by same airline in May with my family. I got unbelievable deal for whole family tickets. Appreciate your effort. ❤️
@albertzhang1431 Жыл бұрын
I would say the best thing about scoot is they run flights from Singapore to a lot of smaller cities (at least in Asia) which would otherwise need transferring. I'm more than ok to suffer a bit if flying with them saves me a day. Furthermore, I can always pay a little bit extra for the more spacious seats and all the other services, they are not that expensive given that the ticket itself is cheap.
@Johnnylowbh Жыл бұрын
I did this annually ever since the service started, no issue at all, its a sleep all way journey, I did not even ordered meals. Board, read, sleep, wake up, arrive in Berlin. Same as return.
@XiongBearTravel Жыл бұрын
Great review David! If it were short haul, Scoot would be a good choice if prices are low, but Long Haul, probably not.
@samwill7847 Жыл бұрын
I really like the brutally honest series, keep the great work.
@johnerdelyi4208 Жыл бұрын
At Singapore airport you go through security with a empty water bottle there is a bubbler at the boarding lounge to refill your water 💦 bottle before boarding the plane ✈ to Sydney and have a good feed at the terminal at Singapore plenty of food options !
@aja63133 Жыл бұрын
My partner and I flew from Melbourne to Athens return for about $650 AUD each (~ €410) including seat selection. We brought empty bottles than we filled after security and brought lots of snacks and a tablet with us. The cheapest alternative flights that didn't involve 2+ connections at the time were close to 3 times the price. On the 787-9 used between MEL SIN, there are 12 or so seats that have extra leg room and an adjustable head rest for the cost of standard (cheapest) seat selection which are well worth the cost if available.
@josephj6521 Жыл бұрын
Which month did you fly because I’m seeing $1,000 not including add-ons in peak season?
@cretro7 ай бұрын
It's a budget airline. What do you expect. If you want full amenities then pay extra duh?!!
@sxnchou7 ай бұрын
right?
@HIHIHIHIHI530104 ай бұрын
Well what do you expect? He’s an airline reviewer and he’s reviewing this airline so that we would know if it was worth it go to go on a long haul budget flight. Obviously he’s gonna tell us all of the cons of the flight
@shanegermany5803 Жыл бұрын
After reading Scoot airline web site and the part about food and drink, i think travellers will be in for a huge surprise, in that it says consumption of food and drink from outside of the flight is not allowed to be eaten or drunk on board, i love to know how the flight crew would in force this rule as i could see many people on board having their own stuff. Strange this wasn't mentioned in this review.
@arkhera4375 Жыл бұрын
Airasia also has this rule, its not uncommon in asia and they almost never enforce it
@dexadrinepancake Жыл бұрын
Last year I flew MVD-GRU-MVD with Latam, an airline formed by the amalgamation of the erstwhile excellent Lan Chile and TAM brazil. The bare bones economy without seat choice checked or even carry on for this 488 mile trip was £505. The seat I was allocated at check in was the back row without recline or window. Thankfully, the passenger in front did not see the need to recline on this short hop. That makes Scoot seem rather good value.
@maxnokhrin697 Жыл бұрын
I’ve flown Scoot a lot last year when I was based in SG for work. The flights to Seoul were definitely challenging (~6 hours) but the shorter ones were totally fine.
@manbuckets Жыл бұрын
Love this series!
@ericinzesky1077 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this report, perfect as usual 🙂
@luca7069 Жыл бұрын
I honestly strongly disagree on classifying Scoot as "low cost" or even "ultra low cost". Same exact thing with "nearby" Jetstar. The biggest supporting fact to this is that those two "low cost long haul carriers" are still in business while Norwegian has gone backrupt. Those two airlines (Scoot & Jetstar) which are always mentioned as example of "low cost long haul thanks to the 787" appear to be low cost because the main comparison is to their parent companies. They're the Eurowings of Asia-Oceania pretty much: they're not "low cost" they're "lower cost" compared to very high prices of their mainline high standard full service parent airlines (Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Lufthansa).
@simply_aviation Жыл бұрын
There are plenty of structural differences between Norwegian and JetStar/Scoot, the most important one being that Norwegian was its own airline while JetStar is owned by Qantas and Scoot is owned by Singapore Airlines. This means that first, they’re filling gaps their parent companies seem more suitable for an LCC and thus don’t face as much direct competition. And second, they get to share the corporate structure with their parent which reduces overhead cost, anything from maintenance to cargo handling. After all, cargo is an enormous profit driver for Scoot, it’s all sold by Singapore Airlines. And cargo does not care what airline it flies, therefore they can charge full price. So regardless of how you look at it, Scoot is low cost. It’s both cheap to fly compared to any airline, as well as lower in quality.
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@jedialex65 Жыл бұрын
I remember flying Etihad from Belgrade to Singapore in 2018 for 350 euros. Good old times.
@paulsz6194 Жыл бұрын
That puke have been a one-way flight. How much was the return flight?
@konplayz Жыл бұрын
I love your brutally honest videos
@JeffRL1956 Жыл бұрын
In 1993, I did 13 hours on a Qantas 747-400 from Sydney to LAX and it was the most uncomfortable flight of my life - and I've flown in webbing troop seats on C-130s and in an F-4 and an A-7. (No padding or cushion on ejection seats.) It was like sitting on concrete and we were soon sitting on our jackets just to get a little padding. The call buttons didn't work, so we couldn't get any blankets to sit on, and for two full hours mid-flight (which was in daytime), we never saw any flight attendants even though our seats were close to a galley. For the final hour of the ordeal, there were nearly nonstop announcements about how Qantas had negotiated a quick passage through customs and immigration. We arrived at the same time as three other 747-400s, one each from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. It took *forever* to get through customs and immigration as they scrutinised each passenger's passports and visas. After we got home, I wrote to the CEO of Qantas and told him all of the above. I got a *really* snarky reply from some underling or PR hack insisting that they had "nothing to do with the customs and immigration procedures" (despite all of the on-board bragging saying the opposite), that their seats were "new and the best in the industry", and claiming that the number of cabin crew exceeded the legal minimum, making it "impossible" that none were seen for two minutes, let alone two hours. A few months later, one of the industry magazines had an article about how Qantas was replacing all of their seats with "new, very comfortable" models (despite the old ones being "new and the best in the industry") and that the "customer experience" was being "enhanced". I've never been near another Qantas aircraft since and I'll *never* fly on one again. It wasn't just the way they equipped the aircraft (I love the 747) or the level of on-board "service", it was the lies and refusal to admit any possibility a customer could have a valid complaint. In contrast, the earlier flight we took from LA to Auckland was on an Air New Zealand 747-400 and it was one of the best flights I've ever been on. Very comfortable, great and attentive service (even though it was an overnight flight), and a thoroughly enjoyable experience from start to finish. If I ever go to Australia again, I'll fly Air NZ to Auckland and get a connecting flight to Sydney, then return home the same way. **** Qantas.
@MisterMichaelW Жыл бұрын
Flown Scoot many times and they've always been reliable. Happy to tough it out and save a few hundred $$$. Use the money you save to stay an extra couple of nights, or to do something special. Bring an empty water bottle (or two) to fill up after security, bring snacks, bring a power bank, and download a few movies/TV shows and it's basically the same as any other flight.
@lmlmd2714 Жыл бұрын
Such a shame about the mediore food. You'd expect better from a Singaporean carrier of all things, even a budget one, especially as Air Asia really do a fantastic job. I've flown on Air Asia and Air Asia X, and their meals have always been fantastic value, and something I actively look forward to when flying with them.
@danielsrandomchannel1472 Жыл бұрын
7:13 Actually, Scoot will ban you for bringing outside food and drink, which is a really disgusting rule.
@simply_aviation Жыл бұрын
There’s absolutely no way you can enforce that with Germans. So at least for the Berlin-route, you can bring what you want.
@kalebasphalt Жыл бұрын
Aw dammit
@Blue_Lion_Gaming Жыл бұрын
Last year I got this flight for 230€ in total for both directions. Berlin to Bangkok with a short stay in Singapore. Was fine for the price, but not for more money
@UnrealGamesProfessor Жыл бұрын
Scoot changed my CEB-SIN flight without notice - making it 2 hours earlier. Got to the airpirt and no flight. I was flying CEB-LHR on Luftansa. Amazingly, Scoot blamed Lufthansa for the flight time change. Luckily, I was moved to Singapore Airlines. For LCCs, I'd fly Cebu Pacific instead.
@flightreportsyt5797 Жыл бұрын
Im totally convinced that people that choose this airline knowingly, just hate themselves. I wouldn’t even get on a scoot longhaul flight even if you paid me. So thanks for your sacrifice 😂
@Cali-707-ica Жыл бұрын
That’s what we call Taking one for the team. Sacrificing yourself for twelve hours in ultra low cost long haul so we the subscribers don’t have to! You have achieved boss status!
@Woppah0Videos9 ай бұрын
I was on that same flight last year. But from Singapore to Berlin, before flying back to home. I went to Melbourne as well. Also with Scoot. Been there with Jetsar and Finnair. Overall, still same to me. Long flights are never fun, until you arrive. But also at the same time. Very fond memories. So it did bring me back for sure :D
@lucasonaststephensch372610 ай бұрын
It's not that bad for Scoot. I took a economy flight from Singapore to Jakarta and the service was great, the food was good and you could even buy a Scoot 'Pikachu Jet' model with the Pokemon livery.
@alexoestreicher1092 Жыл бұрын
Scoot apparently doesn’t allow you to eat your own food onboard, which is mind blowing to me.
@watchhans Жыл бұрын
They should at least allow to bring your own bottled water, bought after airport's security. Even though that's pretty expensive, but not as expensive as onboard Scoot.
@Davionknight1 Жыл бұрын
@@watchhans Yes this. Ridiculous if you're travelling with an infant or require medication.
@arkhera4375 Жыл бұрын
@@watchhans i've flown scoot many times before, you're definitely allowed to bring water what are you on about? Also the no outside food & drinks rule is not uncommon to asia, Airasia has it as well. Saying that, i dont think i've ever seen them being enforced.
@gdkid Жыл бұрын
I genuinely think I would be able to handle this lol Before the pandemic, every other Christmas break, my parents would take me to China, since that's where they grew up, and my last visit had been when I was 12 years old. Every single flight I took, I would literally just starve myself for 12 hours straight, since I was and still am a pretty picky eater, and airplane food really just doesn't appeal to me in general. Air China's entertainment system wasn't all that interesting to me either, as it didn't have games, and all the movies were for grown-ups, and I had no headphones. They did provide pillows, except I ALSO have problems with those too, it's that I literally cannot sleep on a warm pillow, and it's why at home, I use a sofa cushion as my pillow since it stays cool for longer. I still tried to sleep though, I would usually just lie down on my mom's lap the next seat over, and close my eyes, except I was never actually able to fall asleep doing that
@accountdeleted1898 Жыл бұрын
hm im pretty sure air china have games now but ur very similar to me, just that i fly to shanghai and take china eastern
@stevenelson3515 Жыл бұрын
We did Narita to Bangkok on Scoot’s 787….6+ hours. We, thankfully, upgraded to SccotBiz and got a little more room and a free (bad) meal, but at least the seat was okay. We go to Singapore frequently, so we’ve taken Scoot quite a few times. If the flight is on a 787 and is less than 3 hours, I can handle it. They at least have decent seat pitch. If it’s on their A320, which has a whopping 28” seat pitch, I can handle a little over an hour (Singapore to Penang). Other than that, we look for mainline airlines. On an upcoming trip, we chose to use Thai round trip from Sing to Bangkok. If you take account of baggage fees that you have to pay on Scoot, the Thai price was only about $25 more, well worth it.
@vacafuega Жыл бұрын
I always bring my own food, water and warm items, + powerbank, so it would be worth it if i ever want to use their routes. So long as the seats aren't harder than other airlines, i'm good! Actually the option of booking in a silent area is awesome, i haven't seen that before.
@aasdewqzc Жыл бұрын
i just wonder if you can use their microwave to heat your own food
@jmkars Жыл бұрын
I barely survived a 13 hour flight in Premium economy on United. I cant even imagine having to do this
@aviationfascination Жыл бұрын
I would go absolutely mad being on a flight that long with no in-flight entertainment.
@alfonsocuiti Жыл бұрын
Wow, unbelievable, I also flew the 9V-OFI last year! I did ATH SIN BKK. I had some downloaded media on my devices, packed some snacks and purchased lunch beforehand in the app. Honestly loved the experience, for 200 usd!
@89sn00py Жыл бұрын
I am planning the same: download videos and bring snacks. However Scoots says on my ticket that no outside food and drinks are allowed on board. When I asked, the agent said that i could bring food if i have document from the doctor about what food i cant/cannot eat.... even then there is no garantee... what the hec... Could you eat your snacks on board?
@alfonsocuiti Жыл бұрын
@@89sn00py yeah, my snacks were an apple and some nuts like almonds and peanuts, so not too noticeable. Also a water bottle refilled after security. I think they probably say that to make you purchase their meals. I dont remember seeing anyone being told off for snacking. But try to make your food discreet just in case
@user_Andy33 Жыл бұрын
My longest flight on a low-cost-carrier was with Wizzair from Brussels, Belgium to Abu Dhabi, UAE. It was 6 hours and 20 minutes in their a321NX. The price was great and the food tastet suprisingly fine in contrast to Ryanair. You can pre-order meals or buy beverages and snacks at the airport. The cabin was also extremely quiet so it made it rly easy to sleep. It wasn't that bad as I expected. I'd enjoyed the flight even if the legroom was... no comment. It wasn't rly that bad so imma fly low-cost-cariers more frequent now :)
@acde9355 Жыл бұрын
I have been in one of Scoot's business-class flights from Singapore to Hangzhou a couple of years ago. The service was good, but to my surprise, there was no USB port on the seat while the AC power outlet was offered. So I had to plug in my laptop and then charge my phone with it.
@MO_69 Жыл бұрын
Water bottles should be complimentary
@jiricerveny9437 Жыл бұрын
We managed to fly on this line from Berlin to Singapore at 2018 on inaugural flight. We paid 400€ for two return tickets in total. An got cupcake, pair of socks and dance from a cabin crew. It was reasonable but I have to agree that the most annoying thing was the water price. For a normal price I wouldn’t book the flight again. Thanks for a video. It brings back the memories.
@radio655 Жыл бұрын
This is a brave man. He does these things so we do not need to.
@TheFurreid Жыл бұрын
longest was on Air Asia around 9h.. i think.. KUL-Melbourne
@elliott7268 Жыл бұрын
"I loved Tegel airport" said no Berlin resident ever
@annoyingguyoninternet1631 Жыл бұрын
But it cant be as bad as Schonefeld airport right?
@elliott7268 Жыл бұрын
@@annoyingguyoninternet1631 honestly, Schonefeld is not bad. Not nearly as bad a tegel was
@ljcbvideo Жыл бұрын
We loved Tegel ......it was soulless and depressing. What better way to depart after super fantastic few days in Berlin.....at least the post holiday depression puts one in the right frame of mind for the near future...
@elliott7268 Жыл бұрын
@@ljcbvideo it was a farm house for people. A very very inefficient and terribly ran farm house. An embarrassment to us residents in Berlin. And Germany's efficient engineering reputation.
@HelloOnepiece Жыл бұрын
@@elliott7268 Berlin has some curse regarding airports, even with BER, "terminal" 2 looks depressing as fuck, and even terminal 1 is a let down imo
@bosansekali8989 ай бұрын
I took this exact route in 2019. Will do it again if the price is right. The cons were that you need to bring at least a serving of food and water to make the price worthwhile. Don't forget to bring your own blanket, pillow, and entertainment. Food, though edible, were not good.
@PureDhan Жыл бұрын
I went on Swoop Airlines Boeing 737-800 from Alberta Canada to Cancun Mexico, it was 5 hours and 30ish minutes, that’s my LONGEST low cost airline flight.
@gshak33 Жыл бұрын
Just flew Scoot. As someone from the US who refuses to fly Spirit but loves Southwest I was hopeful that Scoot would be more like Southwest (which while budget seems to prioritize passenger’s comfort) vs. Spirit (which nickels and dimes you for everything). Unfortunately definitely came off more like Spirit with extra for Wi-Fi (and all packages limited data amounts), extra for charging, no streaming entertainment, no adjustable headrests, and worst no complimentary beverages including water when we weren’t allowed to bring our own onboard due to the way the Singapore gate was setup.
@nikolouizos6818 Жыл бұрын
Charging for water on a long haul fly should be illegal!! I didn't know and i was totally dehydrated from Perth to Singapore on my way to Athens.. just as well was the shorter leg of the trip.
@jeremyludlow4439 Жыл бұрын
Scoot is my favourite low cost airline. In 2019, I scooted from SIN to ATH and enjoyed the flight. As I was on a code share SQ ticket, meals, drinks and a souvenir blanket were included. Yes, I was allowed to take the blanket with me. The flight was overnight and the legroom wasn't quite enough (I'm 196 cm tall), but otherwise it was a pleasant trip that I'd happily take again.
@dancingspeed Жыл бұрын
the secret to surviving long flight on scoot is to pick book a timing you'll sleep super well in. I fell asleep when the plane took off and when I woke up, the plane was landing. Best flight experience for a budget airline. Scoot business has also better seats than economy class of major airlines for similar price points. The only downside is the lack of entertainment.
@Belgarathe Жыл бұрын
I feel that budget airlines are the new economy. Pretty amazing deal for long flights. If anything it should give the non budget airlines pause when they compete in terms of amenities. Honestly if you’re not into mileage points this is a solid option