On June 20th, the Changsha-Singapore direct flight from Singapore's low-cost airline was launched by Singapore Scoot airlines. This is the first time that low-cost airlines lauched direct flights to Singapore. The one-way economy class fare is 698 yuan (including tax price), which is about 2/3 cheaper than the direct flight fare of domestic airlines.
The route is operated by the Airbus A320. From June 20th to July 15th, there are 4 flights on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday respectively.
Starting July 16, a new flight will be added on Thursday.
Scoot is a low-cost airline under the Singapore Airlines Group. A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as no-frills, budget or discount carrier, and abbreviated as LCC) is an airline without most of the traditional services provided in the fare, resulting in lower fares and fewer comforts.
长沙直飞新加坡低成本航线开通
单程票价698元(含税价)起
湖南日报·新湖南客户端6月20日讯(记者 邓晶琎)今天,由新加坡低成本航空公司酷航执飞的长沙-新加坡往返直飞航线开通。这是我省首条直飞新加坡低成本航线,单程经济舱票价为698元(含税价)起,比国内航空公司的直飞票价便宜了约2/3。
该航线由空客A320执飞,6月20日至7月15日期间,每周一、二、四、六共4班;自7月16日起,周四将新增1班,每周将加密至共5班。
酷航是新加坡航空集团旗下的低成本航空公司。此前,新加坡航空集团旗下的胜安航空公司于2011年开通了首条长沙直飞新加坡的航线。今年起,该航线改由酷航执飞后,票价比此前便宜了约2/3。
记者了解到,低成本航空公司通过取消部分免费航空服务,将营运成本控制到较低,从而可长期大量提供便宜票价,并获得极高上座率。旅客搭乘低成本公司飞机可购买到便宜机票,但一般需另外支付餐饮、选座等服务费用,免费行李托运有重量限制。
例如,搭乘酷航长沙-新加坡航班时,旅客可以选择单买座位,也可以选择购买餐点、托运行李服务等。
酷航中国区副总经理沈业焕介绍,中国是新加坡的第一大客源国,酷航的服务理念偏年轻个性,将给长沙旅客带来不一样的出行选择。
今年来,长沙黄花国际机场加强构建“四小时航空经济圈”,以新加坡为代表的东南亚航空市场日趋火热。南航、东航今年先后在长沙开通了直飞新加坡航线。酷航低成本航线开通后,为湖南消费者提供了更便宜的出行选择。