Scoot

The True Horror Story of Our Flight From Singapore to Austria

By Evan Strauss

It was a dark and stormy…… THREE IN THE MORNING!!!

We are flying the new budget airline, Scoot (emphasis on the word budget!) Scoot’s policy: No outside food or drink. Nothing at the airport was open, but it was time to board. Everyone was hungry and exhausted.

We all got on and sat in uncomfortable ironing board-style seats. As we left the ground everyone realized that there were no screens (that's right — 12 hours with no onboard entertainment) so we all just tried to go to sleep. Sleeping was was a bit harder than usual because they were blasting rock music, but we somehow managed (thank you, melatonin.)

Five hours later the lights came back on and everyone was starving. But you had to pay for food and they didn’t have enough for everyone because people weren’t allowed to bring their own.

The only thing we ended up buying was coffee for the parents, but it cost $5 each for a cup of hot water and a tea bag filled with coffee powder. Disappointing.

Finally, we landed. Sigh.

Let’s just say — if you like sleep, snacks, or sanity, maybe think twice before flying with Scoot.

Personal Note:

The Scoot airplane from the outside looks fun and cutesy, and they may have rainbow lights on the inside, but have you ever heard of the phrase “putting lipstick on a pig?” When it comes to their food policy, it’s not so bad as long as you plan ahead and bring 5lbs of snacks onto the plane (don’t tell the flight attendants!) You will also have to eat them discreetly. The best time for this is during take off and landing when the flight attendants are sitting. Take a gander at our contraband. It was delicious.