National carrier Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary arm Scoot on Thursday (Aug 20) announced the launch of three times weekly flights to Guiyang in south-west China from Oct 26.
Guiyang is the capital city of Guizhou province and is known for its rich ethnic minority cultures, captivating landscape of abundant green spaces and mountains, as well as a pleasant climate.
The new route, to be operated by the Airbus 320neo aircraft, will strengthen its China network and offer travellers an additional gateway option ahead of the year-end holiday season, Scoot said.
Prices for one-way economy class tickets will start from $158 inclusive of taxes.
Bookings for the new flights are available via its website, mobile application from Aug 20, and will also be progressively made available through other channels, according to Scoot.
Following the commencement of services, Scoot will operate 81 weekly flights to 16 cities in mainland China. Its network will also increase to 86 destinations across 18 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
Increase in flight frequencies to 7 destinations
Scoot has also announced increases to its flight frequencies to five destinations in Southeast Asia: Hat Yai and Phuket in Thailand, Clark in the Philippines, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, and Phu Quoc in Vietnam.
It will also increase the number of weekly flights to Okinawa in Japan, and Tiruchirappalli in India.
| Destination | Current frequency | New frequency |
| Hat Yai | 12 times weekly | 14 times weekly from Oct 2026 |
| Phuket | 17 times weekly | 21 times weekly from Oct 2026 |
| Clark | 7 times weekly | 10 times weekly from Dec 2026 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 10 times weekly | 13 times weekly from Jan 2027 |
| Phu Quoc | Daily flights with the gradual upgauge from the Embrarer E190-E2 aircraft to the Airbus A320 family aircraft |
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| Okinawa | 4 times weekly | 5 times weekly from Oct 2026 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 12 times weekly | 14 times weekly from Dec 2026 |
Scoot’s chief executive office Leslie Thng said the increases in flight frequencies to these popular destinations is to meet the anticipated increase in travel demand during the year-end period.
“These network updates reflect our commitment to offering customers more choice, better connectivity and great value when they fly with Scoot,” Thng added.
Flight schedules are still subject to government and regulatory approvals or changes.
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