Anyone has any idea when is Tiger Airways going to fly ?
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Cheers !!
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All I know is sometimes in the last quarter. I believe they're still applying for their AOC?Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:Cheers !!
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Take value air lah!
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Tiger Airways will most probably start flying mid-September. It is flying to 3 destinations initially: Bangkok, Hatyai and Phuket. There will be 3 daily flights between SIN-BKK while one flight each on SIN-HKT and SIN-HDY.
From the time table, it appears that Tiger Airways have a spare timeslot to fly to a fourth destination (within 1.5 hr from Singapore) with its current fleet of 2 Airbus A320.
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Tiger Airways offers Bangkok tickets for S$1
Tiger Airways appear to be showing its claw now. Will have to wait and see how good the response will be.
SINGAPORE - Tiger Airways, Singapore's newest budget airline, launched a price war on Monday, offering one-way flights to its three maiden Thai destinations for just S$1 (US$0.58 ).
Although the discounted tickets are promotional fares, the rock-bottom rates underscore the fast-rising competition in the region's no-frills sector even as more rivals are set to take to the skies.
'We have clearly proven that we are serious about being the low-cost carrier,' said Chief Executive Patrick Gan. 'Tiger Airways is delivering on its promise of low fares.'
The new airline, which will launch its first flight to the Thai capital Bangkok on Sept 15, is an offshoot of national flag-carrier Singapore Airlines.
Its shareholders include the Ryan family, founders of leading Irish discount carrier Ryanair, and Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's powerful investment arm.
Tiger said on Monday the S$1 fares would apply during its first weeks of flying to Bangkok from Sept 15, the southern Thai town of Hatyai from Sept 22, and the resort island of Phuket from September 29.
The promotional fares must be booked online, and don't include fees for airport charges and insurance.
About a third of the company's seats in its first week of flying to each destination will be sold for S$1, with the remainder going for between S$40 and S$140. -- AP