Scoot has also received approval from the Singapore competition regulator to coordinate its pricing and network with short-haul low-cost carrier Tigerair Singapore, meaning it will now be able to offer connecting flights throughout Asia.

Scoot has also received approval from the Singapore competition regulator to coordinate its pricing and network with short-haul low-cost carrier Tigerair Singapore, meaning it will now be able to offer connecting flights throughout Asia.



Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot expects the lower Australian dollar will prove positive for the airline as it looks to boost its capacity into Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast and potentially launch flights to Melbourne next year.


"If anything [the lower Australian dollar] is probably a benefit to us because people will be frugal," Steven Greenway, the head of commercial at the Singapore Airlines subsidiary said during a visit to Sydney last week.


"They are cutting back on the frills and putting the remainder of their money into the end destination. And the inverse as well – there will be more people coming into Australia because their money is worth more. And from that perspective it works okay for us."


Singapore Airlines does not disclose Scoot's financial results, but analysts believe it has yet to turn a profit in a highly competitive market. Its rivals include other low-cost long-haul carriers AirAsia X and Jetstar.