It has taken me a while to fly Scoot but a ‘big trip’ provided the perfect opportunity to give them a try. We had enough frequent flyer points to get our family of three to and from Singapore to Europe on Scoot’s ‘big sister’ carrier Singapore Airlines.

However, we still needed to get to and from Singapore from Australia to catch our European flight. We decided to give Scoot Airlines business class service known as ScootPlus a try and fly Scoot Airlines to Singapore.

Given Scoot’s ‘business class’, ScootPlus, often costs less than an economy ticket on other carriers flying Scoot was a no-brainer, especially when a sale meant we could fly up the pointy end for the cost of a regular ticket.

Speaking of sale airfares, Scoot has some REALLY good ones. I’d suggest you sign up for their newsletter or follow one of the Scoot social media accounts and hold off booking until there is a sale.

Scoot Airlines baggage is included in the ScootPlus fare so you don’t need to pay extra for this when you purchase your fare.

We stayed overnight at La Costa Motel, a cute renovated 1950s motel right across the road from Gold Coast airport. At around $100 per night, it’s a great deal if you don’t live on the Gold Coast.

We could have driven down from Brisbane that morning but it would have meant a very early start as the Scoot Airlines Gold Coast service leaves early in the morning.

One of the advantages of flying out of the Gold Coast is you travel on one of Scoot’s Dreamliners. You also get to fly out of Gold Coast airport which offers a very laid back Scoot Airlines check-in experience.

I love the Dreamliner aircraft as they have high-tech tinted windows instead of shades and when you’re inside the cabin it is very, very quiet with virtually no engine noise.

The ScootPlus cabin is a 2:3:2 configuration and the seats are super-comfy with a small side table and stretch-out leg rest. They don’t lie flat but this didn’t bother us as it was a daytime flight.

A cup of water was waiting on our side tables pre-takeoff. Any water after that costs extra, even in ScootPlus, so it can be a good idea to either bring some onboard like we did or fill up ‘camel style’ before your flight as the bottles available for sale onboard aren’t cheap (or large).

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In-flight power is free in the ScootPlus seats. We didn’t bother paying for in-flight entertainment as we had plenty of movies on our iPads to keep us occupied. Wi-fi is also available onboard but once again, we had no need to use this. We were all impressed with the friendly, efficient crew who were bright and cheerful throughout the flight. They really enhanced our flight experience.

Lunch was served pretty much immediately after takeoff which our family agreed was a bit early for an eight hour flight leaving at around 9am.

Holding off until closer to lunch time would have been our preference but the meals were good when they arrived. The ScootPlus fare includes one meal and one alcoholic drink and comes with another small cup of water.

My pre-ordered Hainanese chicken rice was much better than expected and a request for the accompanying Haagen Dazs ice cream cup to be brought back later as a snack was met with a smile and a ‘Sure, no problem.’

Other food can be purchased from the onboard menu throughout the flight. There is a much larger choice of eats to buy onboard Scoot than some other budget carriers so you will almost certainly find something on the menu that appeals.

On the flight back to Australia, I flew in the economy Scoot-in-Silence cabin in the interests of research while my husband and son travelled back in ScootPlus (yes, I was a little bit jealous of them after our great flight to Singapore).

Not surprisingly, they were pretty happy about this – until they realised the kids were on school holidays in Singapore and Australia when we were due to fly home.

Fortunately for them there were only a few very young children in the ScootPlus cabin, all of whom were very well behaved. We did notice loads of youngsters in the waiting area before we boarded the flight though who must have been flying back to Australia in Economy. I would fly Scoot-in-Silence again during the school holidays for this reason.

It was blissfully quiet in this section during my flight back to the Gold Coast. While the economy-style seats in the Scoot-in-Silence cabin wasn’t as fancy as ScootPlus, all of the seats in this section are either a Super seat or Stretch seat, both of which have extra leg room.

Based on my peaceful overnight flight experience, I would highly recommend the Scoot-in-Silence cabin over Economy as only those aged 12 and over can be seated in this section of the aircraft.

I was very comfortable and even managed to get a bit of sleep. Once again the meal was served straight after take-off. I pre-ordered a beef wrap this time but it wasn’t like the meal I had chosen based on the photo on the Scoot website.

Instead of the slices of roast beef shown in the photo, the wrap was filled with the type of beef mince you find on a taco – except the beef was cold. Cold roast beef is delicious but cold beef mince?  Not so much.

I took a few bites and decided to leave it at that. Next time I’ll stick with a hot meal similar to the one I had on the flight over as this was really delicious.

While my dinner wasn’t a trip highlight, the pilot getting us to Gold Coast airport a whole half an hour ahead of schedule certainly was.

I would definitely fly Scoot again, either in ScootPlus or in a Super seat or Stretch seat. Flying at a bargain price means you can spend the money you’ve saved having fun at your destination and our friendly and efficient crew were first class.

Disclosure: The writer and her husband flew as guests of Scoot Airlines. She paid full-price for her son and highly recommends flying with Scoot for a flight experience that overdelivers for the price.

Looking for some Gold Coast accommodation before you fly out? Read our reviews of Oaks Calypso Plaza, the Surfers Paradise Marriott, The Star Gold Coast, voco Gold Coast and the retro La Costa Motel. Or you can check out this Gold Coast accommodation roundup.