Scoot launches first-ever UK route

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced its first UK route – the only low-cost non-stop flight service between London’s Gatwick Airport and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. With searches for holidays to Thailand increasing by 112% since the lifting of travel restrictions for UK travellers, Scoot’s entry on this popular leisure route comes hot on the heels of the borders reopening between the UK and Thailand, enabling travel without quarantine at either end. The new service will commence with flights from 16 December 2021. This will be followed by three-time weekly scheduled seasonal services from March 2022, with