Well at last some numbers are being presented. It is just unbelievable how much financing one needs to start in Scoot - and what Sage and others have not mentioned is that there are a whole lot more costs in setting up in Singers!
Say you find an apartment for hmmm.... 5k a month - you need a months payment down, the current month and a month in advance. Boom another 15K needed.
Say you need to find a school - ( not local). Same rules apply - take a terms fee and multiply by 3.
Now sure you will get alot of this back - when you leave, but we are talking setting up here! You need to be well off to join them unless you type rated and even then the delinquent management want a 9K security deposit!
And do remember that the parent company is SIA, who last year dismissed around 70 employees ( they invoked the three month notice period and generously gave 5 months notice and that is all they gave ).
Scoot does suit some individuals- wealthy, set up, no mortgage and the kids left school, like living in Singapore and flying is now a hobby.