Guide to ScootPlus on Scoot’s Boeing 787

ScootPlus 787 seats
ScootPlus seats on the Boeing 787. Photo: Brandon Loo.

ScootPlus is low-cost carrier Scoot’s version of Premium Economy on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes. It’s not quite Business Class, but it’s a definite improvement over Scoot Economy Class – and it only costs a little bit more.

Scoot flies its Boeing 787s from its hub in Singapore to destinations including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Seoul, Berlin and various cities in Asia. It also operates three fifth-freedom routes from Taipei to Seoul, Tokyo and Sapporo.

Scoot Boeing 787
Scoot Boeing 787. Photo: Boeing.

So, what do you get with ScootPlus and is it worth it? Our guide explains what to expect…

Scoot Boeing 787 ScootPlus seating

Scoot offers three rows of ScootPlus seating at the front of the plane on its Boeing 787-8, and five rows on the Boeing 787-9. These wide, leather seats are laid out in a 2-3-2 configuration with 38 inches of seat pitch. This means ScootPlus has significantly more legroom than Economy.

ScootPlus on the 787-8 Dreamliner
ScootPlus seating. Photo: Matt Graham.

ScootPlus seats have a reasonable amount of recline, an adjustable headrest and an extendable leg-rest, but these are not lie-flat beds. The seat is much more closely aligned to Jetstar Business Class – although there are significant differences between ScootPlus and Jetstar Business in the on-board service.

Either way, ScootPlus is definitely not Singapore Airlines Business Class!

There is in-seat power available, but no in-flight entertainment. Scoot does offer Wi-Fi on its planes, but only 30MB is included for ScootPlus passengers. That’s barely enough to check your emails, and there are hefty additional charges for access to more data.

What’s included when you fly ScootPlus

As well as a more spacious seat at the front of the plane, a ScootPlus ticket gets you a few other benefits:

  • 30kg checked baggage allowance
  • 15kg cabin baggage limit (instead of 10kg in Economy)
  • One complimentary meal with a snack choice of non-alcoholic beverage
  • Priority check-in
  • Priority boarding

In addition to a choice of meal from the Scoot Cafe, the airline provides a pack of water at the start of the flight. But you’d need to pay extra for any additional food and drinks, including beer, wine or spirits.

ScootPlus chicken and rice meal with drinks
An example of a meal served on Scoot. Note that alcoholic drinks cost extra. Photo: Brandon Loo.

There are no amenity kits, or extras like blankets or pillows provided. It also doesn’t include any additional flexibility with your airfare. Considering all of this, although the seat itself is similar to Premium Economy on other airlines, the service is a clear step-down. But again, so is the price!

You can read more about the on-board service in our review of ScootPlus on a flight from Seoul to Singapore.

As with all Scoot airfares, you can also earn and redeem KrisFlyer miles when booking ScootPlus.

Is ScootPlus worth it?

If you want to fly in comfort but don’t want to shell out for a Business Class ticket on a full-service airline, ScootPlus could be a good compromise.

It may not exactly be the epitome of luxury, but the seat is a major step-up from Economy. And it’s often priced not that much higher than Economy on a full-service airline like Singapore Airlines or Qantas.

Another benefit of flying Scoot is that they don’t charge more if you book a one-way fare. So if you just want a one-way ticket – for example, as a positioning flight to get to Asia for a cruise or to start another trip – Scoot offers reasonable pricing.

That said, the on-board service in Jetstar Business Class is significantly better than in ScootPlus. And some other Asian low-cost carriers like AirAsia X, Vietjet Air and ZIPAIR offer beds in their versions of Business Class. So if it’s a choice between ScootPlus and a premium seat on another low-cost carrier, ScootPlus would only make sense if it was cheaper.

If you’re deciding between Scoot Economy and ScootPlus, you might want to consider what you’ll get for the price difference. As an example, a basic Economy ticket from Perth to Singapore often costs around $200 while ScootPlus is around $475.

ScootPlus and Scoot Economy airfare pricing on the PER-SIN route
Some examples of Scoot pricing on the Perth-Singapore route in 2024.

You may find it good value to pay an extra ~$275 for the extra space and inclusions of ScootPlus, or perhaps not – it’s really up to you.

If you’re planning to pay for extras anyway, the price differential becomes much less as Scoot charges quite high fees for add-ons. If you added a 30kg checked bag, extra-legroom seat and a meal to an Economy fare on the Perth-Singapore flight shown above, you’d end up paying $370.61. At that point, it may indeed be worth just paying an extra $103 to book ScootPlus.

Bid for an upgrade on Scoot

If you’ve booked an Economy ticket on Scoot and you’d like to fly ScootPlus, the airline does offer the option to bid for an upgrade.

Enter your booking reference on the Scoot website to see if your booking is eligible and to place a bid. If successful, you’ll be notified around 20 hours before departure. You’ll be able to benefit from all the usual ScootPlus inclusions, but Scoot will not refund any extras you already paid for as part of your Economy booking.

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.
________________________

Related Articles

Community Comments

Loading new replies...

Big difference in catering between ScootPlus and StarClass (I mean Business Class on Jetstar).
And then AirAsia has the better seat product (flat, not fully flat).

On Scoot also worth considering the Scoot In Silence cabin which is just behind Plus, no kids and extra legroom.

Reply Like

Big difference in catering between ScootPlus and StarClass (I mean Business Class on Jetstar).

And often a big difference in price. I checked a few days later this month MEL-SIN the fare Jetstar was charging was $120, $370 and $410 more than ScootPlus. For the latter two you could have a damn good meal and plenty of beverages even in Singapore for the sake of marginally better catering and free flow beverages on Jetstar.

Reply 1 Like

We are going to Taiwan in May for a family event. Flying J from Perth was between $4,500 - $5,000 each. We have booked ScootPlus for $980 each return and then China Airlines Sin - Taipei for $2,100 each return. Because we are on separate tickets we will spend a couple of days each way in Singapore. This is no hardship as we haven't spent time in Singapore since 2019. All we expect from Scoot is a large comfortable seat with a bit of underwhelming food to help pass the time. Plus a fierce policing of the priority boarding lane. We will take our own 'entertainment'.

Jetstar have not bothered to put a B787 on the Per - Sin route so they are not a consideration for us.

Reply 2 Likes

click to expand...

Still upset Scoot stopped flying in to OOL. I have saved thousands flying ScootPlus return to SIN and booking C class tickets to Europe from SIN.

Next trip (booked last year before TK announced MEL) in May flying TK from SIN-IST-HAM return in C for A$ 5000.00 return so including flying ScootPlus and the domestic return flight from OOL to SYD, I paid just over A$ 6000.00 per ticket which is much cheaper than the best C class fare I could find ex Australia.

Did the same last year shortly before Scoot pulled out of OOL and connected to AY SIN-HEL-HAM C return and that trip cost around A$ 5700 compared to at least A$ 9k in C ex Australia.

Yes, ScootPlus is more a lower end premium economy product but being 6'7" tall, I just care about leg space and do not need a 5 star meal for the short trip from Australia to Singapore.

Reply 1 Like

click to expand...

When I few ScootPlus on a 787, a simple meal with a complimentary beverage, even alcoholic, was included.

The included single alcoholic beverage might have been limited to beer and wine. I remember ordering a wine and it came in a can. I did have to pay for a second one later in the flight.

Jetstar Business Class is miles ahead in terms of on-board amenities. JQi offers:

* Welcome drinks (including sparkling wine).
* One or two hot meals. One of which is quite substantial.
* Unlimited beverages.
* Good in-flight snacks available at any time.
* In-flight entertainment.
* Amenity and comfort kits.

Reply Like

Jetstar Business Class is miles ahead in terms of on-board amenities. JQi offers:

* Welcome drinks (including sparkling wine).
* One or two hot meals. One of which is quite substantial.
* Unlimited beverages.
* Good in-flight snacks available at any time.
* In-flight entertainment.
* Amenity and comfort kits.

Then it comes a matter of price. if Jetstar comes at a $400 premium is the extra service element worth it ? Of course if the prices were equal of even Jetstar within about $50-$100.. yes. (Although on SIN-MEL I'd still prefer ScootPlus on the 11am departure to JQi Business class departing at 9pm, even if the price was the same).

ScootPlus doesn’t represent itself as business class so need to temper expectations accordingly.

Reply 1 Like

click to expand...

I paid some $2300 for Scootplus Syd-Bkk flexible fare in January. I had to change the return flight and got slugged an extra $668. As well, I had to pay for a hotel room at Changi on the way up. Not a cheap option at all. I’ve just bought a Singapore Air premium-economy seat Syd-Bkk return for $2,200. Maybe it was the time of year, but still.

Reply Like

Although on SIN-MEL I'd still prefer ScootPlus on the 11am departure to JQi Business class departing at 9pm, even if the price was the same

I'd agree with that. Overnight on either airline is to be avoided if you are after comfort! Seating wise - they are pretty much identical.

Reply 1 Like

We flew Scoot Plus Singapore to Athens and couldn’t fault the comfort and excellent staff. It was an overnight flight so need for screens or wifi. We had read terrible reviews and were concerned but we thought the seating space was pretty much the same as premium economy on other airlines but the actual seat was a little better, it felt like they had put more padding in it, and the leather/ vinyl felt cleaner than fabric. The food was hot and delicious and the staff were incredibly attentive. I would fly with them again given their price point.

Reply 1 Like

We have been using QF classic rewards SYD-SIN-SYD as positioning flights, but the points cache is now getting low. Typically we book J on EK out of SIN to UK/EU which has been very economical. In anticipation of dropping from QF WP to SG, grabbing CR flights will become much harder, and hence we are looking seriously at ScootPlus. JQ doesn't fly SYD-SIN-SYD, so the yellow 787 is starting to look a real option to keep the costs down.

Reply 1 Like