TigerAir Scoot Airlines Add Manado-Singapore Route Frequency

TigerAir Scoot plane. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The airline Scoot TigerAir has increased the frequency of flights on the international round trip (PP) Manado-Singapore following the interest of the people of North Sulawesi (Sulut) which is considered to be starting to high in traveling abroad.

"Flights that were originally twice a week, Scoot TigerAir will open PP Manado-Singapore flights to three times a week, starting September 3, 2022 using Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180 seats," said General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado, Minggus E T Gandeguai, in Manado, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 30.

He said that since the beginning of 2022, every month there has been an increase in the number of passengers traveling using Scoot TigerAir.

This, he continued, shows that public interest in air travel abroad is starting to increase, so the addition of flight frequency is carried out to support the fulfillment of flight needs.

In the January to July 2022 period, he said, there were 9,439 passengers using Scoot TigerAir, dominated by 5.199 arriving passengers.

He stated that April was a moment for the increasing number of passengers traveling on international air at Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport, because if in the months before April the number of passengers did not exceed 500 passengers per month, then in April 2022 Scoot TigerAir passengers would reach 1.154, and in July 2022 2022 reached 2.871 passengers.

"Hopefully, all of this needs to be accompanied by continuing to comply with the health protocols and travel rules imposed by the government, this is done to support the spread of the COVID-19 virus can be kept under control and we can all quickly rise from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Minggus.

North Sulawesi Governor Olly Dondokambey said his party really hoped the airline would expand its services in North Sulawesi. He believes the North Sulawesi tourism sector will bounce back after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor also expressed his hope that there would be support from all sectors and the people of North Sulawesi in welcoming tourists who want to travel in North Sulawesi.

"Automatically, the economy will move quickly and have an impact on the national economic recovery," said Olly Dondokambey.