Scoot is a Singapore Airlines low-cost subsidiary. It connects Singapore to several destinations untouched by Singapore Airlines. Like In India, Amritsar and a few Tier-2 or Tier-3 cities are directly connected to Singapore. Not only that, but you can even fly further to some other cities in countries like Laos, Indonesia, and Malaysia. So, Scoot may be an airline you may travel on. Since Scoot is a Singapore Airlines subsidiary, you can earn and redeem Krisflyer miles on Scoot. Earning Scoot is a good option, but would redeeming be rewarding? Let’s find out.
Earning Krisflyer Miles on Scoot
You will earn 1 Krisflyer Miles on every S$1 spent on Scoot. Spends will exclude tax, eVisa, credit card fees, infants, travel insurance and amounts offset using Scoot vouchers.
You will also earn elite miles by travelling with Scoot. If you are a Krisflyer Elite, you earn 2.5 times the Krisflyer Miles on scoot flights.
So, if you are travelling with Scoot, update your Krisflyer Number to earn these miles.
Upon reaching 1K and 2.5K Elite miles, you can earn 1000 Bonus miles and a 20% discount voucher on your next scoot flight.
Use Krisflyer Miles on Scoot
You can use Krisflyer Miles to pay charges on Scoot. A minimum of 1050 Krisflyer miles is needed to use.
To use Krisflyer miles, you need to be on the payment page on the Scoot website. You can pay with Krisflyer miles on the payment page, as in the image below. The only best thing about using Kris flyer miles is that you can pay everything included in the price except e-Visa, travel insurance, infants and credit card processing fees.
Why should you not use Krisflyer Miles on Scoot?
If you travel from a Major International airport, you should not use Krisflyer miles on Scoot. This is because the value of Krisflyer miles is INR 0.59 per mile on Scoot. That is way too much discount to the actual value of Krisflyer miles. Some credit cards, like Infinia, allow points to pay flight charges. So, they should be used instead of using Krisflyer Miles.
However, there may be certain reasons why you would consider using it.
When should you use Krisflyer miles on Scoot?
There would be rare cases of using Krisflyer miles on the Scoot. The use will be dependent on the flight price. If you pay more than 20K miles on Scoot, check if Saver is available on Singapore Airlines since you can travel to South Asian countries in 20K Krisflyer miles from India or even less with Spontaneous escapes. If you are unsure how many miles you need to fly on Singapore Airlines, check their Fixed Award Chart.
Then, Prices from nearby airports may be even lower than those Scoot offers. I like using Google Flights to check prices for multiple airports at once.
Related: Ultimate Guide to Airline Award Charts and How to Use Them?
Exception
Scoot flies from nine Indian cities: Amritsar, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam.
Travellers from Amritsar, Coimbatore, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam may benefit from using Krisflyer miles on Scoot. Since, from other airports, you have more flying options and the potential to save Krisflyer miles.
For example, no airline flies between Amritsar and Singapore except Scoot. Also, prices can be low for cabin-bag fares at INR 9K, which will cost 15K Kris flyer miles. So, to save time and convenience, you may want to use your Krisflyer miles. It will even be true for further unique destinations on the Scoot.
Countries, where travellers from Amritsar, Coimbatore, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam may explore using Krisflyer miles, are Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia. You can check the Scoot destinations map below and explore as you like unless you want to use the complimentary stopover Singapore Airlines offers on round-trip flight redemption.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, you can’t book an award ticket on Scoot with Krisflyer miles. However, you can use Krisflyer miles to pay for scoot flight charges.
Scoot flies from nine Indian cities: Amritsar, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli and Visakhapatnam.
Yes, you will earn Krisflyer elite miles on Scoot.
No. You won’t usually benefit from using Krisflyer miles on Scoot.
If you are a traveller from an unserved international route by other airlines & want to save time and convenience, then you may explore using Krisflyer miles.
Scoot flies to many destinations. You can get the same here.
Bottomline
Kirsflyer miles can be used on Scoot with an INR 0.59 per mile. However, using Krisflyer miles on the Scoot would be too bad in most cases. There can be rare exceptions to this rule; however, it would entirely depend on the Individual, convenience, Time & airport you will fly from.
