IF YOU missed out on Scoot’s airfare sale to Europe late last year, here’s your chance to have another crack at it.
The low-cost carrier is offering flights to Athens starting at just $349 one-way from Perth. While it’s not quite as low as its $325 deal in November last year, it’s still an amazing deal and travel dates are similarly for the European summer between July 15 to October 28.
Wow, $94 each way for 1 x 20kg bag. So at the cheapest rate for Sydney/Melbourne that's $986.
Yes, makes the many sub $1,000 deals to Europe on full service airlines that have popped up recently look very attractive.
Travel Hand Luggage Only
FAQ 1: How much is checked luggage?
A: $94 each way.
Note: foot on scoot is horrifically expensive. Like 3x the price of a hot meal on AirAsia.
food? :)
Thx, now I can't change it!
Its quite disgusting as well. Best take some sambos or rolls.
Is hot water still free? If so maybe you can bring some soup and tea.
$159 hidden extra costs (each way) if you want to take a bag and get a meal. Pretty sure both of those are 100% required if you're travelling to Greece.
Not really hidden extra costs if they're only optional. Remember that this is a budget airline and you get what you pay for. You are basically saying Jetstar, RyanAir, VietJetAir, AirAsia all have hidden costs?
It's not optional. Nobody is flying to Athens for MINIMUM 18 hours with no food, drink or baggage; the price does not reflect the actual total cost of $508 (a 45% increase on the price the deal is advertised at!)
I completely get where you're coming from (this isn't a bargain for me, as I'd much rather fly with a full service airline for better comfort, included amenities like food / luggage and the assumption that I'll get looked after if things go wrong). However, I disagree with your neg reason being that luggage and food are required - no doubt some poor fools will choose to travel with carry on luggage and take their own food?
@The Champagne Mile: I really don't think that any reasonable person would; hence they're advertising a 'minimum' price that the overwhelming majority of the population won't receive.
Possible to travel with only carry on.
I've done this for 2-3 weeks with only a carry on sized back pack.
It meant wearing clothes more than once, airing and then washing once a week.
(2 pairs of slacks, 1 pair of shorts, 4 shirts, travel towel, underwear and electronic devices and charges + clothes i am wearing).
Everything else i buy at destination (toiletries etc).
Bring food on the first leg and a bottle to fill up with water at departure gate.
Second leg is in Singapore ~ 3 hrs stop over on some flights I saw. You can get a more than a decent meal in Singapore for 10-20SGD (note even if i fly economy i still like to eat in between flights).
Purchase more food at Singapore Airport go take on the flight, rinse and repeat with bottle of water.
… don't forget to fill up your water bottles at the gate, refill at the gate in Singapore.
… wear all your clothes
Haha clearly I forgot where I was, sorry guys!
The meal and baggage is subsidising the cost of the flight; I guess if you're prepared to inconvenience yourself to this level of excess for a $160 saving, then it's a bargain!
LOL $65 for a meal? you're joking
389 AUD from Gold Coast
1049 AUD ScootBiz from Gold Coast
Nice - once in Athens you could use www.norwegian.com to get to London (GBP99) and then New York (GBP149)..
Also Ryanair flies ATH to STN or Easyjet from ATH to LGW. Some dates in June are 38 euros.
You could also go low cost to Bangkok and then fly Norwegian from there to Europe. Same as low cost 'Fly dubai' which also flies from Bangkok.
What is the best value euro arrival city using this method? I assume Norway?
Sample dates I put in had a transit in Singapore for 21 hours, ok if you have somewhere to stay in Singapore but if you need to get a hotel must factor this in.
If you are seriously planning on booking with SCOOT
I'd recommend choosing the option 'FLY' only
then adding the food/luggage option after. Works out slightly cheaper
Brilliant idea only when you flying direct.
Tried it on a different route that has a stop over, the cost of adding the meal x4 ended up costing more than the FlyBagEat option
Gave you a +1 but if you're copying from another source would be good to post at least an example from each state listed for everyone on here (with a test data example). This is the second one I've seen like this today.