Scoot brings back credit and debit card processing fees for flights from Singapore
Payment processing fees for flights departing from Singapore will range between 1.40 and 2.26 per cent.
A Scoot Airbus A320 parked at Changi Airport Terminal 1. (File photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
Singapore-based budget airline Scoot has reinstated credit and debit card processing fees for flights departing from Singapore. The decision comes six years after it announced that it removed payment processing fees worldwide.
In addition to Singapore, flights leaving from Australia, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand are also subject to these processing fees.
Answering on the need for these processing fees, Scoot said in a statement to CNA Lifestyle that it was "to cover the cost of processing fees that the respective financial institutions charge when customers make payments with their preferred payment methods such as their credit or debit cards".
According to Scoot's website, payment processing fees will range between 1.05 and 2.48 per cent, depending on the card type. However, Scoot has clarified that this range "includes all applicable markets where a payment processing fee will apply".
Payment processing fees for flights departing from Singapore will only range between 1.40 and 2.26 per cent.
Scoot also stated that these processing fees will not apply to transactions made with payment methods such as PayNow, Scoot vouchers and KrisFlyer miles.
When asked about payments made with a mix of credit/debit cards and miles/vouchers, Scoot clarified that the payment processing fee "will not apply for the portion of the transaction made with KrisFlyer miles or Scoot vouchers".
"We will continue to review our fees and charges regularly, and make adjustments, where required," added Scoot.
