My month-long trip kickstart with a ScootBiz flight from Singapore to Guangzhou. Then, Scoot was having a sale fare and the ScootBiz fare was marginally higher than the economy class fare for the date I wanted. So I quickly booked the ScootBiz fare on the forward segment and the normal economy fare on the return segment.
And what better way to embark on my adventures than business class on a flight ? 😊
My ScootBiz flight began at Changi Airport. Unfortunately the ScootBiz priority queue was too long, and only 1 counter was serving. Not a good impression for its business class passengers.
I noticed that Scoot has many employees hanging around the check-in areas helping passengers and otherwise not really doing much. I feel that they could be deployed to the counters, either ScootBiz or bag drop to shorten the queue.
So I used the check-in kiosks and got myself a filmsy boarding pass. Definitely not a business class experience.
ScootBiz does not offer lounge access for its business class passengers so I proceeded to the gate. The queue was long. Turns out, business class was about half full, front economy was also half full, and back economy should be almost full, judging by the number of passengers at the gate. This is despite the flight arriving at an ungodly 2am.
And what better way to embark on my adventures than business class on a flight ? 😊
My ScootBiz flight began at Changi Airport. Unfortunately the ScootBiz priority queue was too long, and only 1 counter was serving. Not a good impression for its business class passengers.
I noticed that Scoot has many employees hanging around the check-in areas helping passengers and otherwise not really doing much. I feel that they could be deployed to the counters, either ScootBiz or bag drop to shorten the queue.
So I used the check-in kiosks and got myself a filmsy boarding pass. Definitely not a business class experience.
ScootBiz does not offer lounge access for its business class passengers so I proceeded to the gate. The queue was long. Turns out, business class was about half full, front economy was also half full, and back economy should be almost full, judging by the number of passengers at the gate. This is despite the flight arriving at an ungodly 2am.
ScootBiz leather seat, much like Business class on narrowbody aircraft and domestic first class in the U.S.
Welcome drink is a tub of water. There is a power socket, which is switched on after take-off.
I assigned myself seat 1A, bulkhead seat. Legroom is great and no one reclines into me
Flight literature
ScooBiz passengers access the ScooTV for free. Passengers need to bring their own devices to stream. Wifi is payable though.
Decent, but limited entertainment selections.
To access the ScooTV, I need to get the access code from the cabin crew. It is not proactively offered.
ScootBiz hot meal - Nasi Lemak. There are more premium options that come with hagen diaz ice-cream. Meal options are available online during the booking process.
Guangzhou at night
Guangzhou airport has many art installations and exhibitions
There are quite a number of passengers throughout the night. I arrived at 2am and only catch the first train out of the airport at 6:10am. There are a few eateries opening 24 hours, such as this KFC. More eateries started to open at the pre-dawn hours.
Overall, a pleasant flight on ScootBiz. Scoot is a budget airline, so don't expect much on its business class, which is priced similarly to economy on full service carriers.
I hope that its Singapore to Guangzhou timing could be improved. A closer to 6am arrival would be better.
