Citing “weak demand” and a shortage of aircraft, Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot announced it will suspend flights to four destinations starting this summer.

The four destinations that Scoot will suspend flights include Lucknow, India; Kalibo, Philippines; Quanzhou, China, and Male in the Maldives. From Scoot’s hub in Singapore, Lucknow, Kalibo, and Quanzhou currently sees thrice-weekly flights while Male has four-times weekly service.

Scoot will end flights to the four destinations in this schedule:

• Lucknow – June 29

• Kalibo – June 30

• Quanzhou – August 24

• Male – October 25



With the route cuts, Singapore will lose direct flights to Kalibo and Lucknow. Travelers could still fly to Quanzhou via China Eastern and Singapore Airlines still serves flights to Male.



Among the reasons that have been cited for the flight suspensions has been the lack of needed aircraft. This has been attributed to the announcement that SilkAir was delaying the transfer of Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Scoot. The initial plan was for SilkAir - a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines - to replace those jets with the new 737 MAX 8s, which have been grounded following safety concerns after two accidents involving the jets.

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