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A cancer patient apparently had to delay her medical appointments after she was \u201coff-loaded\u201d from a Scoot flight from Singapore to Sarawak, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Xiang, a Facebook user, said in a post in the Complaint Singapore (Anonymous) group on June 8<\/a> that his mother\u2019s Scoot reservation was cancelled \u201cdue to an apparent overbooking situation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Accompanying the post was a photo of a letter that appeared to be from Scoot, informing passengers that they had been rebooked from flight TR412 on June 8 to a flight departing on June 15.<\/p>\n

As a token of apology, Scoot offered each affected passenger a $150 travel voucher and the option to receive a refund for the affected flight.<\/p>\n

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Xiang said he was shocked to discover that the booking had been cancelled only when they arrived at the airport\u2019s check-in counter. He claimed that they had not been informed beforehand and described the situation as \u201cridiculous\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurchase air ticket doesn\u2019t secure a seat?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Medical appointments postponed<\/h2>\n

Despite explaining that his mother needed to attend pre-booked medical appointments in the coming days, Xiang said the counter staff told them that their hands were tied.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother\u2019s medical appointment no choice had to be postponed. She is a cancer patient, this delay may cause serious implications for her ongoing treatment and medical care,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said that his mother had prepared just enough medication for her original travel schedule, and the unexpected disruption had \u201ccreated considerable anxiety and concern regarding her health\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis lack of communication caused significant inconvenience, distress, and affected several arrangements,\u201d Xiang wrote.<\/p>\n

Stomp has reached out to Xiang for more information.<\/p>\n

Passenger transferred to subsequent flight: Scoot<\/h2>\n

In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, a Scoot spokesperson said that the flight in question had departed on schedule on June 8.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe regret the off-loading of the affected customers,\u201d the spokesperson said, but did not explain why the bookings had been cancelled.<\/p>\n

The representative added that arrangements were made to transfer the affected customer to a subsequent Scoot flight, and that the airline had reached out to her to provide further assistance.<\/p>\n

\u2018Disappointing\u2019: Netizens react<\/h2>\n

Netizens offered support in the comments, suggesting that the passenger apply for travel insurance or pursue the matter with the airline.<\/p>\n

Others said such situations were common across the airline industry, while some described the incident as \u201cdisappointing\u201d and \u201cirresponsible\u201d.<\/p>\n

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