BRUTALLY HONEST | 13 Hours in Basic Economy Class on SCOOT's Boeing 787-8 from BERLIN to SINGAPORE!

Scoot is low cost airline owned by Singapore Airlines, but with a quality far away from their critically acclaimed parent, offering no meals, no headrests, no blankets and pillows. You get what you pay for.

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*FLIGHT INFORMATION*
Airline: Scoot
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8
Registration: 9V-OFI
Flight Time: 12h 00min
Seat: 33K
From: Berlin Brandenburg
To: Singapore Changi
Date: May 2022

*EQUIPMENT INFORMATION*
Cameras used: Canon G7X Mark III, GoPro Hero 8 Black, DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: GoPro Suction Cup, Rode VideoMic Pro+, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone

*PRICE BREAKDOWN*
Total Price: EUR 322.07
Total Routing: BER-SIN
Booked through: Scoot Website
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including 1 checked bag, seat reservation (EUR 14.00), and 2 pre-ordered meals (EUR 11.00)
Booking made: March 2022

*VIDEO BREAKDOWN*
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Intro
00:47 - Getting to the airport
01:36 - Brandenburg Airport
02:13 - Boarding
02:54 - Cabin and Seat
04:35 - Taxi and Take Off
06:31 - First Pre-Ordered Meal
07:21 - Inflight WiFi and Buy-On-Board catalogue
08:34 - Inflight
09:37 - Second Pre-Ordered Meal
09:55 - Conclusion

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This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.

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[keisuke]

Dude literally sacrificed 13 hours for the bros

[LeanderTravels]

I’d consider myself as a price conscious traveler but I think low cost on a long haul flight is something I’d not be willing to do.
Thanks for providing this excellent, honest review

[DapFrIeNd.]

I went to Australia and back for less than €600 with this airline on this route - if all you want is to get from point a to point b then its perfect. It is simply a long haul Ryanair. Thank you scoot for making worldwide travel available for everyone. (Also the same route with other carriers was at least double the price - so not worth it for just some unnecessary luxury extras)

[sofia]

I flew Scoot from Athens to Bali via Singapore in April 2022 for just €340 both ways and couldn’t care less about the lack of the features you get from other long haul airlines. It was just perfect. Love Scoot!

[XB]

My longest flight with a low cost carrier was with Norwegian between Copenhagen and Los Angeles. As long as you know it is taking 11 hours, you brought your own food purchased at the airport, which is better than the one served or purchased on board, you have your iPad with movies and a book. A similar experience than with a regular airline in Economy especially after the pandemic where many perks are axed.

[fauzirahman]

I fly often on Scoot between Singapore and Melbourne, though it's comparatively shorter at 7 to 8 hours. I tend to go for the scoot-in-silence section where the legroom is a bit more generous. During the early days and at quiet times of the year, this option wasn't taken up much, so occasionally I get the whole 3 seats to myself where I can lie flat.

[TheTEngine]

6 hours edit: Scoot silence is GENIUS and every airline needs it +1 point for scoot

[roberthallam]

Great review. I love it when vloggers actually fly like the rest of us -- in economy.

[worldview]

I am from Singapore and i LOVE this airline - this is my personal advice to everyone - Please just upgrade your seats to reclining sleeping seats (this should be the premier package that comes with a screen and charging port for you.) I do this for all flights exceeding 6 hours. Best of all some flights have screens and charging ports for you on the economy class - but i still always recommend everyone to just upgrade your seat to the reclining ones.

[Eti]

Not only is BER to MEL 13 h + 7 h, it is also a 20h layover in Singapore!!

[kizzmequikfour]

In 2018, we flew Scoot from Manila to Athens via Singapore for less than USD 600 round trip per person. No food, no bags, just seat selection. I'd personally rather fly a full-service airline for that long a flight (especially if I need to bring bags), but if I just need to get from point A to B and I can one-bag the trip, I'd gladly fly them again.

[danielg]

By far my favourite aviation channel anywhere on the internet. So organised, truthspoken and great quality videos. Huge respect!!

[hendrik]

Back in February 2020 (just before Covid hit) my parents and I were on vacation in Indonesia. We were checking flight offers from Berlin (still TXL back then) to Denpasar and were actually considering Scoot for a moment. I watched a trip report on their 787 too, I think it might've even been on this channel. We decided against it eventually, especially because my mom wouldn't agree to spending 12+ hours without entertainment. When we finally went to Indonesia again over Christmas 2022, almost 3 years later, we still decided for full service airlines instead. It's worth the extra money to us xD

The longest low cost flight I had so far was on EasyJet from Berlin BER to Sharm El-Sheik in Egypt, around 4 hours of flight time time (+ the return flight obviously). Yea, that was painful enough, I think the longest I'd agree to would be 6 hours

[shyamanandsingh]

I took this flight from Singapore to Berlin (return) in 2019 and paid SGD 545 (or 380€) base fare and I agree with your whole assessment with the exception of in-seat power. Power supply is not a basic necessity and most people bring their power banks so Scoot charging for it seems like fair game as a low-cost carrier. I especially agree with your assessment on the price of water and quality of food. I don't understand why they can't emulate AirAsia's quality. Also, I paid extra for Scoot-in-silence and I can't recommend it enough. Seats had more legroom but more importantly, you were guaranteed no screaming infant in that section of the cabin or unruly child kicking the back of your seat. Certainly helps with anxiety! In that regard, Scoot may be a better option compared to other airlines (especially SQ where their amenities, quality and portion of food in economy class have been declining since the resumption of travel but their prices have increased substantially). Anyway, thank you for providing a fairly balanced review of Scoot's long-haul!

[markconlin]

It’s great seeing economy class reviews. My wife and I just completed a twelve hour flight between Nadi, Fiji and Vancouver, Canada. These are the type of flights for which we need truthful reviews. Thanks!

[normanmcleod]

Out of interest, having viewed your vlog, I checked Scoot's price from Berlin to Manila for my upcoming trip at the end of the year. I can fly more cheaply from Edinburgh to Manila with both Qatar and Emirates, and without the additional cost of connecting to Berlin, so this is a no go for me (thank goodness!).

[anthonydpearson]

Last year I did a 8 hour budget airline flight on Norse from Berlin to Newark and honestly, it was fine. The movies were free, the plane was brand new, the legroom was fine (certainly no worse than a regular airline). The only thing I had to pay for was a meal, which was $20 (and honestly kinda tasty), but considering the ticket was $289 (!) it was well worth it.

[AlexPraglowskiAviation]

LOVING the new intro in the latest Brutally Honest episodes! Fantastic video as usual!

[MusicIsLegal]

The longest i could take budget airlines for is max 2-3 hours. Respect that you managed to survive for 13 hours

[jackalcrackle]

I made my 8hr flight from Sing to Mel super comfortable by paying a little for an exit row, and then I brought my own food, water and phone with predownloaded entertainment, it was honestly super nice