Scoot expands footprint in Southeast Asia

Expands its new routes to Labuan Bajo, Medan, Palembang and Semarang.

Scoot has announced the launch of new flight services to Labuan Bajo, Medan, Palembang, and Semarang, further strengthening its connectivity to Indonesia. These flights will commence between December 2025 and February 2026. From December 21, 2025, Scoot will begin twice-weekly flights to Labuan Bajo on the Embraer E190-E2 aircraft. Starting December 23, 2025, the airline will launch three weekly flights to Semarang on its Airbus A320 family aircraft, increasing to four weekly flights from January 1, 2026. From January 15, 2026, Scoot will operate four weekly flights to Palembang using the Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, followed by the commencement of daily flights to Medan

One-way Economy Class fares start from INR 13,500 to Labuan Bajo, INR 10,000 to Medan, INR 12,000 to Palembang and INR 10,500 to Semarang, inclusive of taxes. 

Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer of Scoot, said, “We are proud to strengthen Scoot’s presence in Indonesia with the launch of new flights to Labuan Bajo, Medan, Palembang and Semarang. These additions underscore our commitment to strengthen our network connectivity in Southeast Asia and provide accessible and seamless connections to the rest of the wider SIA Group network through Singapore. We will continue to seize new opportunities to expand our footprint and offer customers more travel options and memorable experiences.”

With the launch of services to Labuan Bajo, Medan, Palembang and Semarang, Scoot will operate over 120 weekly flights to 15 cities in Indonesia from February 2026.

Indonesia:

From November 2025, flights to Jakarta will continue to operate 28 times weekly, while Manado will see increased services from four to six times weekly. From January 2026, services to Surabaya will increase from 10 to 12 times weekly, flights to Bali from 21 to 28 times weekly and flights to Yogyakarta from seven to 10 times weekly.

Thailand:

There will be additional services to Bangkok, from 39 to 42 times weekly from October 2025, while flights to Koh Samui will increase to 28 times weekly by December 2025.

Malaysia:

Flights to Penang will increase from 21 to 28 times weekly from November 2025. Services to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching will each increase from seven to 10 times weekly from February 2026.

Laos:

Flights to Vientiane will increase from five to seven times weekly from December 2025.