iscoverNow Virgin Australia-controlled Tigerair Australia has announced significant expansion plans with the creation of a new operating base in Brisbane, the acquisition of two new Airbus A320s and the launch of four new routes. Tigerair says 150 new jobs will be created with this expansion, 120 of which will be in Brisbane, where its new
Tigerair is to withdraw from the Sydney-Mackay market and will instead introduce thrice-weekly services to Proserpine from Sydney. The changes will take effect on February 1. “Our decision to introduce the new Sydney-Whitsunday Coast route, whilst removing the Sydney-Mackay service, is based on consumer demand,” Tigerair’s commercial director Carly Brear explained, adding that the back-packer market
The Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club has signed a two-year deal with Tigerair, with the low-cost airline to become the club’s official airline partner. Storm and Tigerair first partnered for the final rounds of the 2013 season with the deal now increased to include the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The partnership will deliver a wide range
Qantas says “weaker market demand” resulted in Qantas domestic passenger numbers falling by 2.9 per cent in September compared to September 2012, in contrast to competitor Virgin Australia, which saw 2.2 per cent growth in domestic traffic for the month. Qantas Group’s overall passenger numbers were down 0.1 per cent on September 2012, with Qantas
BAE Systems is diversifying its Australian business portfolio with Tigerair awarding it a five-year contract to provide base maintenance services. It is the first non-military engineering support contract BAE has won in Australia. The work, which began on October 1, will be conducted at Tigerair’s Melbourne engineering facilities. Tigerair Australia CEO, Rob Sharp, said the
Tigerair Australia will begin direct services between Sydney and Perth from December 19, marking a further significant development in the airline’s route structure. The airline will fly up to six weekly return flights between Sydney and Perth and complements the existing Melbourne-Perth route, which Tigerair flies twice daily and up to three times daily in
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