Scoot connects Singapore with Iloilo

Scoot connects Singapore with Iloilo
A new route from Hong Kong to Nha Trang

Commencing on April 14th Singapore’s Scoot will launch direct flights between the city-state and Iloilo on the southern side of Panay Island in the heart of the Philippine archipelago. The city, founded by the Spanish in 1566, is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in the country and boasts a wealth of colonial-era architecture.

It is also the home of the colourful Dinagyang Festival which is held on the fourth Sunday of January each year to commemorate the historic pact between Malay settlers and the indigenous Ati people.

Initially, the flight will operate twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays. From late June it will increase to four times a week with the addition of flights on Sundays and Fridays.

Flight number TR374 will depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport at 02:00 and
arrive at Iloilo International Airport at 05:35. The return trip, flight number TR375, will take off from Iloilo at 06:10 and arrive back in Singapore at 09:45.

The flight will be served by an Embraer E190-E2 and will last for a little over three and a half hours.

A new route from Hong Kong to Nha Trang

HK Express is to relaunch its service between its home base, Hong Kong, and Nha Trang. The airline will operate four flights a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays making it a perfect weekend getaway for travellers in both directions.

Starting on April 3rd flight number UO528 will take off from Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok airport at 18:50 and will arrive at Cam Ranh International Airport, Nha Trang at 20:10. The return leg, flight number UO529, will depart from Nha Trang at 20:55 and touch down again in Hong Kong at 00:25 next morning.

The airline will deploy an Airbus A321 for the flight the duration of which will be about two and a half hours.

HK Express also serves Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang so travellers from Hong Kong who wish to explore a little further can make use of an open-jaw option. They can book to fly into one destination and fly home from another.

Picture: Ati warriors at the Dinagyang Festival by Raniel Jose Castaneda via Wikimedia Commons

Hotel suggestions
Zuri Hotel, Iloilo
Vinpearl Beachfront Nha Trang

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