More Singapore-Malaysia flights for this budget airline

Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier, Scoot, is ramping up services across South-East Asia as the airline looks to win market share in the post-Covid-19 recovery in regional tourism. Scoot will add two destinations to its current regional network, including the Thai tourist hotspot of Koh Samui, and increase the number of flights to four other cities across Thailand and Malaysia it already services, it said. The airline said it expects to take delivery of the first of nine E190-E2 jets from Embraer SA in April, allowing the expansion of services in May and June. The deal to acquire jets from the Brazilian planemaker has added a third manufacturer to Singapore Airlines, diversifying a fleet built around Boeing and Airbus aircraft. It also offers the carrier more nimble jets that are better suited to catering to fast-growing markets across South-East Asia amid bets tourism is set to recover from its pandemic-era doldrums.<br/>