Scoot will continue cargo charters after pandemic if profitable

Singapore

SCOOT has operated over 300 cargo planes between 11 cities since March, and it has seen an increase in medical supplies, small packages and even fresh flowers from the Chinese city of Kunming being transported.

The carrier will continue with such dedicated charters post pandemic if it is profitable to do so, Campbell Wilson, Scoot's CEO, told The Business Times after a media preview of Scoot's new inflight portal on Thursday.

The low-cost arm of national carrier Singapore Airlines started operating cargo charters in March using its widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliners and narrowbody Airbus A320 family aircraft, when global cargo capacity plunged due t…

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