Yes VR you are correct the open skies model in ASEAN when it comes out in 2015 will be a game changer.It will do to ASEAN what it did to Europe , where many legacy carriers are fighting to survive even today while some already closed down.The mistake that the SIA group did was they reacted too late to the situation.When the market does open up it will be Air Asia and Lion Air that will be poised to storm the market because they have the narrow body orders to match.It is only last year that SIA put in the order for MI on a reasonably big scale and they did this in anticipation of the open skies policy.If I were them , I would have never started Scoot but simply increased the fleet size of SQ mainline and MI and be ready to play a vicious price war without dimishing the product.Why would anyone pay $ 100 less and travel a budget airline on a 6 hour flight when you can travel full service with no add on charges ?
