BRUTALLY HONEST | 13 Hours in Basic Economy Class on SCOOT's Boeing 787-8 from BERLIN to SINGAPORE!

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Scoot is low cost airline owned by Singapore Airlines, but with a quality far away from their critically acclaimed parent, offering no meals, no headrests, no blankets and pillows. You get what you pay for.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Scoot
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Registration: 9V-OFI
Flight Time: 12h 00min
Seat: 33K
From: Berlin Brandenburg
To: Singapore Changi
Date: May 2022
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
Cameras used: Canon G7X Mark III, GoPro Hero 8 Black, DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: GoPro Suction Cup, Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone
PRICE BREAKDOWN
Total Price: EUR 322.07
Total Routing: BER-SIN
Booked through: Scoot Website
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including 1 checked bag, seat reservation (EUR 14.00), and 2 pre-ordered meals (EUR 11.00)
Booking made: March 2022
VIDEO BREAKDOWN
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Intro
00:47 - Getting to the airport
01:36 - Brandenburg Airport
02:13 - Boarding
02:54 - Cabin and Seat
04:35 - Taxi and Take Off
06:31 - First Pre-Ordered Meal
07:21 - Inflight WiFi and Buy-On-Board catalogue
08:34 - Inflight
09:37 - Second Pre-Ordered Meal
09:55 - Conclusion
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This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.
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Комментарии : 1,3 тыс.

@LeanderTravels Год назад

I’d consider myself as a price conscious traveler but I think low cost on a long haul flight is something I’d not be willing to do. Thanks for providing this excellent, honest review

@xfirefox_x Год назад

Same here. Anything above 3 hours, it is full service carrier for me.

@DapFrIeNd. Год назад

@@xfirefox_x Seems unnecessary, just bring a sandwich worth €5 instead of paying hundred's more for a full service.

@xfirefox_x Год назад

@@DapFrIeNd. If I add in baggage and meal for low cost, it will be about the same price as a typical full service for flights that are more than 3 hours. This is my observation.

@youcanpunchmeintheface Год назад

Flown AirAsia X for 6 hours made a wake-up call for me that even budget-concious traveller like me had to know limit when to go cheap on things

@DapFrIeNd. Год назад

@@xfirefox_x That’s a different story, I’m not talking about any extras. If I want to get from A to B for as cheap as possible I’ll bring hand luggage, a sandwich and a drink. That all saves me money.

@keisuke5468 Год назад

Dude literally sacrificed 13 hours for the bros

@landaxe2 Год назад

this made me laugh

@alexnordahl2000 Год назад

Hero.

@SuperValue350 Год назад

Doesn't look that bad actually.

@michhael.17 Год назад

W comment 😁

@zikalokof1challenge414 Год назад

The fact that this comment is 13 hours ago for me is.... wow

@DapFrIeNd. Год назад

I went to Australia and back for less than €600 with this airline on this route - if all you want is to get from point a to point b then its perfect. It is simply a long haul Ryanair. Thank you scoot for making worldwide travel available for everyone. (Also the same route with other carriers was at least double the price - so not worth it for just some unnecessary luxury extras)

@watchhans Год назад

I am not considering bottled water as 'luxury' on a 13 hrs. flight.

@DapFrIeNd. Год назад

@@watchhans Bring your own water, you know what you are buying so prepare for it, it's not that hard.

@walmartgolem Год назад

When did you travel?

@paulsz6194 Год назад

@@watchhans I think they charge €10 for some simple cup noodles, if you don’t pre order your food online for this route & Athens-Singapore route.

@funhomestay1370 Год назад

Bring empty water bottle and refill it at the water cooler after clearing immigration may help.

@fauzirahman3285 Год назад

I fly often on Scoot between Singapore and Melbourne, though it's comparatively shorter at 7 to 8 hours. I tend to go for the scoot-in-silence section where the legroom is a bit more generous. During the early days and at quiet times of the year, this option wasn't taken up much, so occasionally I get the whole 3 seats to myself where I can lie flat.

@peterpain6625 11 месяцев назад

I bets its great on anything up to 6-7h where you can just buy 0,5l of water at the airport after security and shrug off the kiddie-sized-food option. I bet you can eat well for any taste way better after touchdown in either melbourne or singapore anyways. And even if you order takeout to the hotel you'd be better off.

@XB75015 Год назад

My longest flight with a low cost carrier was with Norwegian between Copenhagen and Los Angeles. As long as you know it is taking 11 hours, you brought your own food purchased at the airport, which is better than the one served or purchased on board, you have your iPad with movies and a book. A similar experience than with a regular airline in Economy especially after the pandemic where many perks are axed.

@alyonapetrova694 Год назад

They prevented me from taking sandwiches with ONIONS on board stating that the cabin would smell and upset other passengers

@elfulano5884 Год назад

I also flew LAX-CPH on Norwegian a few years ago. The R/T ticket only set me back $347.00! I had no complaints whatsoever.

@misterbig9025 Год назад

I would swallow sleeping pill after take off and wake up just before landing

@Entertainment-is6ex Год назад

Yep basically take your own entertainment. And food/drink if allowed. Though better make sure all your devices (e.g. laptop/tablet/smartphone/headphones/ebook reader) are fully charged if they don’t provide power sockets, and maybe bring portable battery pack/charger for smartphone and other smaller devices. And I guess you need to be smart with the food too (convenient packaging, not smelly/messy etc). As for drinks, you’d probably have to buy large drinks after security just before takeoff.

@michaelsmith697 Год назад

Yes!!! That’s an idea! Bring your own food, iPad, noise canceling headphones and a book ! I may be able to tolerate it.

@2007sofia Год назад

I flew Scoot from Athens to Bali via Singapore in April 2022 for just €340 both ways and couldn’t care less about the lack of the features you get from other long haul airlines. It was just perfect. Love Scoot!

@Mr8888X Год назад

That’s an insane price

@artofverity8791 Год назад

Me too. It was not full and i enjoyed it. Don't love the all blue window tint tho.

@annielynantimano206 Год назад

agreed!!!

@rzo2271 Год назад

340 both ways??

@richardfox2865 Год назад

That sounds great 👍. Uk 🇬🇧 trains have no seats, blocked toilets, no air con... plus weird passengers, so who cares... £340 ... you, very good 👍.

@roberthallam6741 Год назад

Great review. I love it when vloggers actually fly like the rest of us -- in economy.

@peterpain6625 11 месяцев назад

That's what i thought. Finally some reviews the pleb-flights ;)

@TheT3Engine Год назад

6 hours edit: Scoot silence is GENIUS and every airline needs it +1 point for scoot

@laurend8140 Год назад

Seriously why is this not a thing everywhere??

@robertzoufood Год назад

Yeah, no babies crying, spacious seats at a cheap cost

@robertwilliamson922 Год назад

You get a baby crying for hour after hour, or some misbehaved kid arguing and screaming and his parents allow it to continue…..can drive passengers crazy. Just watch some videos about it on RU-vid. Yes..silence section is genius. . Hope more airlines get that idea put into effect.

@HS-PGX 4 месяца назад

The problem is that the racist check in agent wouldn’t let my 12 year old brother sit there but there was a white woman with her 10 year old daughter sitting in the same section. Weird.

@danielg16 Год назад

By far my favourite aviation channel anywhere on the internet. So organised, truthspoken and great quality videos. Huge respect!!

@AlexPraglowskiAviation Год назад

LOVING the new intro in the latest Brutally Honest episodes! Fantastic video as usual!

@markconlin6643 Год назад

It’s great seeing economy class reviews. My wife and I just completed a twelve hour flight between Nadi, Fiji and Vancouver, Canada. These are the type of flights for which we need truthful reviews. Thanks!

@michelski3528 Год назад

Whoever made this video - thank you! You’re so detailed especially with the audio narration. Wish the videos were more like this 🙌🏼

@Sydorrah Год назад

Wow. I'd fly them short distance only. That looked brutal. Thanks for taking one for the team

@kizzmequik70four Год назад

In 2018, we flew Scoot from Manila to Athens via Singapore for less than USD 600 round trip per person. No food, no bags, just seat selection. I'd personally rather fly a full-service airline for that long a flight (especially if I need to bring bags), but if I just need to get from point A to B and I can one-bag the trip, I'd gladly fly them again.

@alfatalita3491 Год назад

next September I will be flying with Singapore Airline from Frankfurt to Indonesia via Singapore and it costs only for 740 euros withh baggage allowance 30 Kgs. I would never fly with low cost carrier if I had long flight. It is not worth it at all. Only +100 euros and you will enjoy your flight

@maxnokhrin697 Год назад

I’ve flown Scoot a lot last year when I was based in SG for work. The flights to Seoul were definitely challenging (~6 hours) but the shorter ones were totally fine.

@Falcon-Aviation Год назад

Seeing a heavy Dreamliner performing the steep turn just after takeoff in Berlin is just awesome... Great views! :D

@worldview2888 Год назад

I am from Singapore and i LOVE this airline - this is my personal advice to everyone - Please just upgrade your seats to reclining sleeping seats (this should be the premier package that comes with a screen and charging port for you.) I do this for all flights exceeding 6 hours. Best of all some flights have screens and charging ports for you on the economy class - but i still always recommend everyone to just upgrade your seat to the reclining ones.

@manbuckets Год назад

Love this series!

@normanmcleod7169 Год назад

Out of interest, having viewed your vlog, I checked Scoot's price from Berlin to Manila for my upcoming trip at the end of the year. I can fly more cheaply from Edinburgh to Manila with both Qatar and Emirates, and without the additional cost of connecting to Berlin, so this is a no go for me (thank goodness!).

@ericinzesky1077 Год назад

Thanks for this report, perfect as usual 🙂

@MusicIsLegal Год назад

The longest i could take budget airlines for is max 2-3 hours. Respect that you managed to survive for 13 hours

@carawikirran Год назад

2 hrs, anything above 2 hrs is stretch….my man here created a world record on stretch 😂😂

@sgm6690 Год назад

Toughen up! My daughter just did 31 hours with Scoot including a 12 hour layover in Singapore

@elti9350 Год назад

My longest flight on a lowcost airline was jinair from clark to seoul and it wasnt all bad. There was *purchasable* food onboard but no plug or entertainment, but i slept through the entire 4 hr flight since it was 2 am 😅

@jackalcrackle Год назад

I made my 8hr flight from Sing to Mel super comfortable by paying a little for an exit row, and then I brought my own food, water and phone with predownloaded entertainment, it was honestly super nice

@zahras838 Год назад

Were they okay with you bringing your own food onboard ?

@jackalcrackle Год назад

@@zahras838 for my flight at least they didn't seem to have a problem. I can't speak for every experience though, a different flight might significantly vary.

@simonsv9449 Год назад

@@zahras838 As long as you buy food in the tax-free shops it should be okay.

@abhijeetm29 Год назад

Watching your video after a long time and suprised to find voiceover now. Fanstastik addition!

@rais1953 Год назад

Scoot delivers what it says it will deliver except that its prepaid meals are not very good. The cabin crew is also aloof. Air Asia gives a similar deal but with delicious meals and friendly cabin crew. They also offer their Premium Flatbed seats which are similar to business class comfort. I look forward to more long haul flights being introduced by Air Asia.

@allaboutaviation787 Год назад

Great review 😀 I have flown this exact route myself back in 2018 from the old Tegel Airport. And just as you say you get what you pay for and in my opinion Scoot makes this very clear in the booking process. As for the power outlets, just use a power bank 😀 If you are traveling with checked in bags it may actually be worth comparing flights with other non LCC airlines as it may actually cost more or less the same

@music68man71 Год назад

David, I miss your Expectations. The aircraft looked clean and well kept. Thank you for your time doing this!

@E36323ti Год назад

Not only is BER to MEL 13 h + 7 h, it is also a 20h layover in Singapore!!

@jonathanloh1634 Год назад

aha, But its Singapore

@paulsz6194 Год назад

So get a cheap hotel In Geylang, then get back on the train back to the airport.

@TheSuperior100 Год назад

That's brutal. 20 hours in one of the most boring cities in Asia

@paulsz6194 Год назад

@@TheSuperior100 so which city do you live in, perhaps I should visit it?

@athenag829 Год назад

@@TheSuperior100 , you lead a sad life if you don’t know Singapore😂

@hendrik7354 Год назад

Back in February 2020 (just before Covid hit) my parents and I were on vacation in Indonesia. We were checking flight offers from Berlin (still TXL back then) to Denpasar and were actually considering Scoot for a moment. I watched a trip report on their 787 too, I think it might've even been on this channel. We decided against it eventually, especially because my mom wouldn't agree to spending 12+ hours without entertainment. When we finally went to Indonesia again over Christmas 2022, almost 3 years later, we still decided for full service airlines instead. It's worth the extra money to us xD The longest low cost flight I had so far was on EasyJet from Berlin BER to Sharm El-Sheik in Egypt, around 4 hours of flight time time (+ the return flight obviously). Yea, that was painful enough, I think the longest I'd agree to would be 6 hours

@train_xc Год назад

Entertainment is not a deal breaker for me. I carry my headphone and iPad. But I just cannot sit in this seat for 12 hours

@Pvemaster2 Год назад

Wdym no entertainment? If you have a phone you can put whatever you're interested in on it

@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 Год назад

These kind of flights are really meant for students going to/from home or maybe some budget constrained traveller, definitely not for people who can afford to go on holiday to Bali from Berlin with the whole families

@nordensueden Год назад

You can literally buy a cheap tablet for the price difference

@Damien_Marquez Год назад

I've flown Scoot Silence twice in Sep 2019 and Sep 2022 on the SIN-SYD route. I expected to pre order food, or pay $$$ on board, a little preparation goes a long way if you fill up a water bottle after security. Compared to my onward journey on BA economy, I have to say the Scoot air cabin staff are way more customer focussed than their counterparts. Nothing is ever a problem. I'd defo recommend Scoot for flying on a budget.

@sfr7916 Год назад

When you flew out of Changi in September were you able to fill up your bottle after clearing security at the boarding gate? Cos i flew Scoot recently and once past the boarding gate checks into the waiting area i had no option to fill up my empty bottle.

@Damien_Marquez Год назад

@@sfr7916 Distant memory now, but pretty sure I did fill up my water bottle after security. I can't recall being thirsty or having to spend money on a water bottle on board.

@anthonydpearson Год назад

Last year I did a 8 hour budget airline flight on Norse from Berlin to Newark and honestly, it was fine. The movies were free, the plane was brand new, the legroom was fine (certainly no worse than a regular airline). The only thing I had to pay for was a meal, which was $20 (and honestly kinda tasty), but considering the ticket was $289 (!) it was well worth it.

@stefanomilswky9346 Год назад

Norse it’s a such good long haul airline actually. Just like Norwegian that now is only for short haul

@tm4609 Год назад

I'd probably say above 4 hours starts to become a bad experience for me. I flew ryanair for that long with my knees pressed against the seat in front. Really uncomfortable by the end of it. Awesome video btw!

@samwill7847 Год назад

I really like the brutally honest series, keep the great work.

@linhofmann4913 Год назад

Never had a bad flight experience with Scoot. Between Australia and Singapore. BUT of course it's a lot less shorter than flying with them to Berlin.

@nataliegrimson2397 Год назад

Great video!! I live on the east coast of Australia (Brisbane) and the nearest International airport is 15 mins from my house, so it's fairly convenient to fly a full service International airline to Asia/Americas/Middle East and beyond. Conversely, we have access to budget airlines mainly flying from the Gold Coast (1.5-2hrs by car). I've often costed out a trip on a full service airline from Brisbane vs a budget airline from the Gold Coast and after the added expense on transport to the airport, luggage, meals etc the full service airline generally wins from a economic (and comfort) perspective. Takeaway points - research all prices and add ons the budget price may not be so budget after all

@shyamanandsingh2690 Год назад

I took this flight from Singapore to Berlin (return) in 2019 and paid SGD 545 (or 380€) base fare and I agree with your whole assessment with the exception of in-seat power. Power supply is not a basic necessity and most people bring their power banks so Scoot charging for it seems like fair game as a low-cost carrier. I especially agree with your assessment on the price of water and quality of food. I don't understand why they can't emulate AirAsia's quality. Also, I paid extra for Scoot-in-silence and I can't recommend it enough. Seats had more legroom but more importantly, you were guaranteed no screaming infant in that section of the cabin or unruly child kicking the back of your seat. Certainly helps with anxiety! In that regard, Scoot may be a better option compared to other airlines (especially SQ where their amenities, quality and portion of food in economy class have been declining since the resumption of travel but their prices have increased substantially). Anyway, thank you for providing a fairly balanced review of Scoot's long-haul!

@henningk.4236 Год назад

To me it is not really worth the money saved. We fly to Jakarta at least once a year. Even from Hamburg I usually get a return ticket for 800ish €.

@Najdorf_ Год назад

@@henningk.4236from which airline if I may ask?

@henningk.4236 Год назад

@@Najdorf_ Turkish Airlines. They also have one of the shortest overall travel times to Indonesia!

@j134679 Год назад

Air Asia has quality?

@blokeabouttown2490 Год назад

"most people bring their own power banks" That wold explain why there was a power bank fire on a Scoot flight recently, the airline could avoid hazards like this by simply allowing people to use the onboard power supply. Here is the video of the fire: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8zfuCd01xEM.html

@jeadie2273 Год назад

Did Boston to Paris via Iceland on Play airlines. 5.5 hours plus another 3. Longest narrow body I’ve flown on overseas since I was 4 and flew Lufthansa 707 to Germany ( back when flying was civilized). I’d say it was so good, I’d fly another 10 hours with them. Great legroom and awesome crew and prices on board were very good.

@sgm6690 Год назад

My daughter just did Melbourne to Athens via Singapore on Scoot. Due to a very long layover in Singapore and delays the flight took 31 hours! She said the worst part was waiting 12 hours overnight at Changing airport

@MonsieurArlequin Год назад

that's kinda funny because Singapore has one of the best airport amenities, in fact the worse part about being Singaporean is that we will never be able to enjoy how good our airport is. The other thing is that unlike most countries, you can almost start exploring the city straight away. Marina bay is only an hour away and the moment you leave the station you are already in shopping centers

@peterpain6625 11 месяцев назад

@@MonsieurArlequin It does. I can tell from experience it's not if you land at 3am completely hungover and tired as fudge though ;)

@nickhare3263 8 месяцев назад

@@MonsieurArlequinsome people are not like you, they have done a lot of traveling Singapore which is why 12 hours waiting is not for them anymore for singapore. And singapore is super boring and people are rude

@mancityfan45 Год назад

This video is really good. Well done for highlighting the issue with the water.

@christianjlevesque Год назад

I've flown Scoot several times between Taipei and Singapore(and will be doing so again in two weeks). For short haul flights it's not that bad. Would not do so on flights longer than that. But I guess for the ultra-low-budget travellers it's a good compromise.

@creativeminds5773 Год назад

I loved that when you Mentioned Karachi while flying over and shown the beautiful night view of city . Lots of Love from Melbourne Australia. I'm from Islamabad Pakistan but living in Australia now. Also good to see scoot flights experience as I'm flying to Europe by same airline in May with my family. I got unbelievable deal for whole family tickets. Appreciate your effort. ❤️

@guyincognito78 Год назад

i once did a 13.5 hour flight from KL to London on low cost airline (AirAsia), and it was actually one of the most pleasant flights i've ever taken! ( i've flown 225 times).

@gilboman 10 месяцев назад

that would've been airasiax ..which is differernt than air asia

@guyincognito78 10 месяцев назад

@@gilboman same same, muppet.

@LucasVanderBartlett Год назад

Maximum time is about 10 hours on Thomas Cook Scandinavia from Cancun to Copenhagen, it was awful, was either really hot or really cold the food was the best part but they didn't come round offering drinks. I was second to last row so I could grab some snacks and water though. The orange juice for the breakfast was still frozen solid.

@maqtripreports5521 Год назад

When I searched trip reports I always see Simply Aviation up top on the list hopefully someday I could be up top too.❤from Malaysia

@XiongBearTravel Год назад

Great review David! If it were short haul, Scoot would be a good choice if prices are low, but Long Haul, probably not.

@garrysingh3337 12 дней назад

Q1. do they weigh as well as size the carry on cabin baggage? Can we also take another extra handbag/backpack and will that also be weighed? Q2. Do cheaper flights mean they could be less safe? less skilled pilots? old tech aeroplanes?

@sunlightdavid Год назад

With LCCs, it always seem a lot less worth it the moment you have to add checked baggage. It's not too far off full carrier which at least provides you with meals during a long haul.

@zeppelin0110 Год назад

Agreed completely but it's quite possible to travel without checking in luggage, as well.

@ElIsrolak Год назад

This plane used to fly to Athens before Dingapore for less than 80€. If you are a tall person, 2 hours was ok flying on Scoot, but 12 could be unfathomable. Also not that good food back then, but it was interesting as an experience.

@zeppelin0110 Год назад

Thank you for this helpful video!

@magnustan841 Год назад

If the price is right, I would fly with Scoot. I would definitely consider upgrading to that Scoot-in-Silence cabin. Extra legroom seats, private cabin and like David mentioned, adjustable headrests. The one on the 787-8 is particularly good. I’m waiting for an opportunity to try it myself. The ground service is where the airline falls down on bad days, so that’s one thing to consider too.

@geomag427 Год назад

Supporting scoot just accelerates race to the bottom of other airlines. Respect yourselves people.

@MoboMixer Год назад

Unfortunately, the catch with these airlines is that upgrading to Silence cabin is often very expensive you'll end up paying almost the same amount you would with flying a regular airline.

@mikhailalsagoff9958 5 месяцев назад

Do they have super seats on 787 -8 or is it on the 787-9 ?

@magnustan841 5 месяцев назад

@@mikhailalsagoff9958 Super seats are offered on both aircraft types.

@kalebasphalt Год назад

I've flown Scoot before. To and fro Langkawi, Da Nang, Hanoi and Bangkok (on their 787), all pretty short hops. They were pretty bearable, it got us from point A to B without much fuss. However beware of delays like one I experienced on the return leg from Bangkok - I've heard of some that can get as long as a day or even cancelled. Scoot is mainly infamous for its delays. I've been lucky enough not to experience that long of a delay - only a couple hours wait. All in all, if you've got enough entertainment and food, fly Scoot if there is no other option. However if there are other options such as Air Asia (anywhere within ASEAN, NOT AIR ASIA X) or Zipair (3 times a week flights to Narita), fly those instead. I seriously can't bear 10-13 hours on a Scoot flight, let alone it being delayed.

@foreverfriendsg Год назад

Both my flights to and return Chiang Mai last month were delayed, with the return even worse - about 1.5 hours. The flight itself wasn’t too bad, but the delays were really annoying

@kalebasphalt Год назад

@@foreverfriendsg I got a 3 hour delay before from BKK to SIN on the 787. As expected, no compensation.

@j134679 Год назад

Beware of Philippine AirAsia, they reschedule flights instead of canceling to escape from refunds.

@rodneyfaulkner7453 Год назад

nice to have found your vlog, Glad you said you get what you paid for, I Fly scoot from aust to singapore and then other asian routes, for me the longest flight is 5 1/2 hrs. So this is comfortable with out meals,movie, power . Well done doing 13 hrs for me any long haul is with Sing air. FYI there is free water in the toilet cabin

@Woppah0Videos 9 месяцев назад

I was on that same flight last year. But from Singapore to Berlin, before flying back to home. I went to Melbourne as well. Also with Scoot. Been there with Jetsar and Finnair. Overall, still same to me. Long flights are never fun, until you arrive. But also at the same time. Very fond memories. So it did bring me back for sure :D

@konplayz Год назад

I love your brutally honest videos

@ttc0309 Год назад

My longest non-stop flight on a budget airline for me was when I used to travel often between Kuala Lumpur (KUL), which is just a stone throw away from Singapore, to London on AirAsia. London to KUL normally took about 13 hours 30 minutes, and KUL to London was a bit longer, taking about 14 hours 5 minutes. Coincidentally, I also used to live in Berlin. Until the opening of Brandenburg Airport, Berlin really did not fly to any long-haul destinations simply because of the limitations of Tegel. When services moved to Schönefeld, which would become part of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, things got better. However, the fact that Brandenburg Airport was able to open at all was a small miracle after running into a never-ending list of logistical and financial problems throughout the more than 14 years after construction began to finally open for commercial traffic.

@j134679 Год назад

AirAsia flies to London? That sounds like a crime wtf

@gan247 Год назад

@@j134679 I flew with them (London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur) on an A340-300 back in 2009. It wasn’t too bad. The seat pitch was good and can be reclined because it was a second hand aircraft and they didn’t change the seats. They stopped flying the route in 2012 because of ’high oil prices’.

@Banom7a Год назад

@@j134679 airasia X, their long haul division

@syafiqrizuan5588 Год назад

I think there's another reason why Airasia X to end their flights to London and Paris: 1. Using gas guzzling quadjet A340-300, which is not economically viable for long haul low cost carrier, thus losing much more money. Even the A350 and B787 are far much better than A340 in terms of operational costs. 2. London and Paris are both high yielding markets. Most of business and premium travellers will likely to board with premium full service airlines as they have products such as IFE, reclining seat, meals, amenity kit an etc. So travelling in long haul flights with LCCs would not be comfortable especially if the passengers want to keep hydrated and sleep during the flight.

@Legionnaire1992 Год назад

Flew London to Bangkok last September. Cheapest flight was on Scoot and it was direct, but I decided to pay £40 more to fly with Gulf Air , with a transfer via Bahrain. It was a great choice. Cheap no frills airlines are great for short haul, but intolerable for 10+ hour flights.

@geofftefl Год назад

I've no hesitation in flying Scoot. Good value, excellent aircraft (Dreamliner), good crew, always on time for flights I've taken. Plus Singapore Kris Flyer points.

@dl4608 Год назад

I travelled SYD-TXL in 2018 with Scoot. By the time we’d added on meals, seat selection, and luggage (we were moving, so packing light was not an option) it came out pretty much on par with any other airline cost-wise. Service was average (not bad, but not excellent, no surprises) and in general it got the job done. Nothing to complain about other than everything being…average. Main reason I wouldn’t fly with them again is that for the same money long-haul you get an overall better experience, or close enough that paying full-service is worth it just for not being so…average. If short-haul no-frills is all you need though, Scoot will get the job done well enough. Absolutely not “long-haul Ryanair” though, as someone said. Ryanair is built around explicitly screwing you while being *just* good enough at the bare-bones stuff that people can still convince themselves that it’s worth the suffering. All states quite publicly by its owner, who makes no secret as to the contempt he has for his passengers. Scoot, on the other hand, is just an airline trying its best at the budget end and mostly succeeding. I’d rather walk than give one cent to the tossers running Ryanair.

@Peachmanlove Год назад

I tried this once on a 9 hour flight from DXB to MNL. I am ok with no food and no entertainment but what killed me was the inability to recline the seats 😢😅

@train_xc Год назад

That’s a deal breaker for sure

@dh510 Год назад

Well.. the benefit is that the person in front of you can't recline the seat either..

@iangill8984 Год назад

Flew on TUI UK 788 from UK to Langkawi in Malaysia in Economy. It looks like a bit more room with 300 passengers and food and drinks were included. It is a long way but at least we had a cruise to look forward to.

@George-xb5ey Год назад

Im flying to athens in July with scoot from melbourne via singapore , this makes my more comfortable seeing the experience great video

@TheBebemom Год назад

Why the hell would you put yourself to such misery?

@DCCrisisclips 8 месяцев назад

@@TheBebemom Have you seen the prices? It's so much cheaper.

@tom0900060 7 месяцев назад

a parcel on a cargo plane gets treated better than a Scoot economy class passenger

@briandowney3033 Год назад

I fly business class 90% of the time(if available) but this one time I took scoot from Philippines to Singapore and boy did I feel miserable 😅 I’m also 191cm and 250lbs. I paid to board 1st but was the last to board 😮

@subwooferbone Год назад

Could someone please explain to me why you want to board first, let alone pay to do so?

@briandowney3033 Год назад

@@subwooferbone on scoot you can pay to board 1st. I believe its called “BoardMeFirst” or if you paid for the 1st row. Why wouldn’t you want to be comfy and not deal with the line? Same concept as business class boards 1st. Just my take

@vennsim71 Год назад

@@subwooferbonemakes a somebody feel important… lol😂

@cheeseontoastbrah Год назад

It's like who's that keen to spend more time onboard than necessary

@j134679 Год назад

@@subwooferbone overhead bin space

@martenth1984 Год назад

Excellent review! Will fly Scoot definitely

@landaxe2 Год назад

Flying with Scoot in May, glad to hear they have Wifi as I will have work to do!

@yoichi83 Год назад

I flew Scoot (flight no. TR 611) from Singapore to Bangkok one weeks ago. The tray in-front of seat was never cleaned or sanitized, I was seating near the last row and the toilet smell was leaking even though the toilet door was closed. Its a really awful experience

@krollpeter Год назад

... and water should always be free on longer flights. That's also a matter of health.

@henrietapenheiro9352 Год назад

We flew Scoot from Sydney to Singapore in 2022. Take off was delayed by 2 hours, thank got my husband got 2 sandwiches and Pringle's chips from the airport. We were served "Mum's fried rice", it was not even heated properly and portion is extremely small. I asked for a coffee and water, not knowing it would be served with a tablet to pay AUD $15.00, it was the worst coffee(again not warm enough, and I know airplane coffee tastes bad, but this was worst). We knew we got the tickets for cheap and it was a budget airlines, but man, was it bad. We should've found out more before booking. After reaching Singapore, I told my husband, if he ever booked this airlines, I'm leaving him 😂

@norintan4464 Год назад

I took this flight before fr singapore to berlin n back. It was an interesting flight n value for money. No complaints worth the money

@skylineXpert Год назад

The dreamliner Is not so bad, besides I got my google play selection as well as a neck holder for my device and a Zendure supertanker.... But the seat pitch would put me off after flying SQ & NZ In november.

@flywithdominik Год назад

I took Scoot on a fifth-freedom flight from Berlin to Athens one year ago, which obviously wasn't such a bad experience compared to the other options you have on this route. But I seriously can't imagine to be onboard their Boeing 787 for 13 hours! So thanks that you sacrificed yourself for me...😂🙌

@dexadrinepancake Год назад

How did you find it or was it serendipity? I have never found an fff when searching, even when I know which airlines fly fff sectors.

@diegoluna5819 Год назад

flew to berlin with scoot few times, can't complain, i like it!

@johnsyrizzo2797 4 месяца назад

Thanks for your video. One question. Which kind of plug your seat had? Was that compatible with a C type? thanks.

@jedialex65 Год назад

I remember flying Etihad from Belgrade to Singapore in 2018 for 350 euros. Good old times.

@paulsz6194 Год назад

That puke have been a one-way flight. How much was the return flight?

@cretro 7 месяцев назад

It's a budget airline. What do you expect. If you want full amenities then pay extra duh?!!

@sxnchou 7 месяцев назад

right?

@HIHIHIHIHI53010 4 месяца назад

Well what do you expect? He’s an airline reviewer and he’s reviewing this airline so that we would know if it was worth it go to go on a long haul budget flight. Obviously he’s gonna tell us all of the cons of the flight

@johnerdelyi4208 Год назад

At Singapore airport you go through security with a empty water bottle there is a bubbler at the boarding lounge to refill your water 💦 bottle before boarding the plane ✈ to Sydney and have a good feed at the terminal at Singapore plenty of food options !

@asher2670 Год назад

Despite the not very favourable review thank you for giving the real picture of your experience and of course, thank you for supporting Singapore carriers!

@shanegermany5803 Год назад

After reading Scoot airline web site and the part about food and drink, i think travellers will be in for a huge surprise, in that it says consumption of food and drink from outside of the flight is not allowed to be eaten or drunk on board, i love to know how the flight crew would in force this rule as i could see many people on board having their own stuff. Strange this wasn't mentioned in this review.

@arkhera4375 Год назад

Airasia also has this rule, its not uncommon in asia and they almost never enforce it

@gdkid Год назад

I genuinely think I would be able to handle this lol Before the pandemic, every other Christmas break, my parents would take me to China, since that's where they grew up, and my last visit had been when I was 12 years old. Every single flight I took, I would literally just starve myself for 12 hours straight, since I was and still am a pretty picky eater, and airplane food really just doesn't appeal to me in general. Air China's entertainment system wasn't all that interesting to me either, as it didn't have games, and all the movies were for grown-ups, and I had no headphones. They did provide pillows, except I ALSO have problems with those too, it's that I literally cannot sleep on a warm pillow, and it's why at home, I use a sofa cushion as my pillow since it stays cool for longer. I still tried to sleep though, I would usually just lie down on my mom's lap the next seat over, and close my eyes, except I was never actually able to fall asleep doing that

@accountdeleted1898 Год назад

hm im pretty sure air china have games now but ur very similar to me, just that i fly to shanghai and take china eastern

@hamish_champion1 Год назад

Can you take your own water bottles? Are they strict about the no outside food? Are they more lenient if foods for kids?

@aldencai1143 Год назад

Flew once on Scoot MEL-SIN in Scoot-In-Silence seat- very good piloting; flight was peacful & reliable~ 😌

@lmlmd2714 Год назад

Such a shame about the mediore food. You'd expect better from a Singaporean carrier of all things, even a budget one, especially as Air Asia really do a fantastic job. I've flown on Air Asia and Air Asia X, and their meals have always been fantastic value, and something I actively look forward to when flying with them.

@jmkars Год назад

I barely survived a 13 hour flight in Premium economy on United. I cant even imagine having to do this

@PeteBoxster Год назад

I have a similar route for June, but premium economy with Singapore. Lisbon - (via Germany) Singapore and 4days after New Zealand. I will be able to try the New Zealand Skycoach, but unfortunately de flight back from Singapore to Frankfurt the A380 was replaced by a 777...and I specifically booked to catch the doubledecker...but well. Let me know if you want me to make some clips ahahah 🤣😂 Thanks for the clip!!

@albertzhang1431 Год назад

I would say the best thing about scoot is they run flights from Singapore to a lot of smaller cities (at least in Asia) which would otherwise need transferring. I'm more than ok to suffer a bit if flying with them saves me a day. Furthermore, I can always pay a little bit extra for the more spacious seats and all the other services, they are not that expensive given that the ticket itself is cheap.

@aviationfascination Год назад

I would go absolutely mad being on a flight that long with no in-flight entertainment.

@alexoestreicher1092 Год назад

Scoot apparently doesn’t allow you to eat your own food onboard, which is mind blowing to me.

@watchhans Год назад

They should at least allow to bring your own bottled water, bought after airport's security. Even though that's pretty expensive, but not as expensive as onboard Scoot.

@Davionknight1 Год назад

@@watchhans Yes this. Ridiculous if you're travelling with an infant or require medication.

@arkhera4375 Год назад

@@watchhans i've flown scoot many times before, you're definitely allowed to bring water what are you on about? Also the no outside food & drinks rule is not uncommon to asia, Airasia has it as well. Saying that, i dont think i've ever seen them being enforced.

@jiricerveny9437 Год назад

We managed to fly on this line from Berlin to Singapore at 2018 on inaugural flight. We paid 400€ for two return tickets in total. An got cupcake, pair of socks and dance from a cabin crew. It was reasonable but I have to agree that the most annoying thing was the water price. For a normal price I wouldn’t book the flight again. Thanks for a video. It brings back the memories.

@steveash9636 Год назад

I did british airways Nagoya to heathrow many years ago, ever since have rated BA as a low cost carrier. Now always use JAL or ANA

@flightreportsyt5797 Год назад

Im totally convinced that people that choose this airline knowingly, just hate themselves. I wouldn’t even get on a scoot longhaul flight even if you paid me. So thanks for your sacrifice 😂

@acde9355 Год назад

I have been in one of Scoot's business-class flights from Singapore to Hangzhou a couple of years ago. The service was good, but to my surprise, there was no USB port on the seat while the AC power outlet was offered. So I had to plug in my laptop and then charge my phone with it.

@tomsoden1738 Год назад

I flew Scoot from ICN-TPE around 7 years ago. It took about 2 and a half hours. Suffice it to say, that was long enough.

@dexadrinepancake Год назад

Last year I flew MVD-GRU-MVD with Latam, an airline formed by the amalgamation of the erstwhile excellent Lan Chile and TAM brazil. The bare bones economy without seat choice checked or even carry on for this 488 mile trip was £505. The seat I was allocated at check in was the back row without recline or window. Thankfully, the passenger in front did not see the need to recline on this short hop. That makes Scoot seem rather good value.

@MO_69 Год назад

Water bottles should be complimentary

@TheFurreid Год назад

longest was on Air Asia around 9h.. i think.. KUL-Melbourne

@outdoor75 Год назад

I love flying scoot. I usually bring a big empty bottle at least 1 litre and fill it up airside before boarding. Bring my own food, sandwiches or some bread rolls or even Mcdonalds from singapore airport (again airside). Have a power bank and many movies downloaded on my tablet with my noise cancelling earphones. With all of this for me it is just like a normal flight that costs twice as much. So get organised and put the saved $ to more spending money at your destination!

@ryanfrisby7389 Год назад

Excellent review David!😸

@Cali-707-ica Год назад

That’s what we call Taking one for the team. Sacrificing yourself for twelve hours in ultra low cost long haul so we the subscribers don’t have to! You have achieved boss status!

@danielsrandomchannel1472 Год назад

7:13 Actually, Scoot will ban you for bringing outside food and drink, which is a really disgusting rule.

@simply_aviation Год назад

There’s absolutely no way you can enforce that with Germans. So at least for the Berlin-route, you can bring what you want.

@kalebasphalt Год назад

Aw dammit

@quakerz1228 Год назад

Flown scoot a few times, honestly the food was okay i thought. also had both the nasi lemak and mums fried rice. will need to give air asia a go to see how it compares.

@user_Andy33 Год назад

My longest flight on a low-cost-carrier was with Wizzair from Brussels, Belgium to Abu Dhabi, UAE. It was 6 hours and 20 minutes in their a321NX. The price was great and the food tastet suprisingly fine in contrast to Ryanair. You can pre-order meals or buy beverages and snacks at the airport. The cabin was also extremely quiet so it made it rly easy to sleep. It wasn't that bad as I expected. I'd enjoyed the flight even if the legroom was... no comment. It wasn't rly that bad so imma fly low-cost-cariers more frequent now :)

@elliott7268 Год назад

"I loved Tegel airport" said no Berlin resident ever

@annoyingguyoninternet1631 Год назад

But it cant be as bad as Schonefeld airport right?

@elliott7268 Год назад

@@annoyingguyoninternet1631 honestly, Schonefeld is not bad. Not nearly as bad a tegel was

@ljcbvideo Год назад

We loved Tegel ......it was soulless and depressing. What better way to depart after super fantastic few days in Berlin.....at least the post holiday depression puts one in the right frame of mind for the near future...

@elliott7268 Год назад

@@ljcbvideo it was a farm house for people. A very very inefficient and terribly ran farm house. An embarrassment to us residents in Berlin. And Germany's efficient engineering reputation.