Sccot Flying to Sydney

Asia’s newest long-haul budget airline, Scoot, has chosen Sydney for its first international route

The announcement late last year was made by NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, who said that the move would inject around $150 million a year to the state economy.

Scoot will fly daily between Sydney and Singapore from mid-2012, adding 400 airline seats a day into NSW from Asia.

Campbell Wilson

“This is a great win for Sydney and travellers in the Asia-Pacific region, opening up Australia’s largest city to more international routes and lower-cost carriers,” O’Farrell said.

Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson described Scoot as “the first true no-frills airline operating between Sydney and Asia” adding that he hoped the move would “shake up the industry”.

Scoot will be the first airline to come to Sydney under a partnership agreement between Destination NSW and Sydney Airport to promote Sydney to new airlines and compete for new routes.