Tiger Airways announced earlier in the month new destinations from Avalon Airport, with both Brisbane and Canberra to be served by direct links from the Victorian airport from February 2011. Tiger began operating flights from Avalon on November 9. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
Virgin Blue was Australia’s most on time domestic airline in October, the first month in 2010 for which it has been able to claim that honour from Qantas. Virgin Blue achieved an on time departure rate of 85.8 per cent in October, up from 79.1 per cent in September, while the percentage of Qantas’s flights
Tiger Airways has flagged that it will announce new bases in Australia over the coming year as the budget carrier rose to a profit during the three months to September 30. “We are talking to airports and state governments right now with a view to announcing some more bases in the coming year,” Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways has entered into an agreement with Standard Chartered bank to finance pre-delivery payments (PDP) on 14 new aircraft it has on order. “Standard Chartered Bank has been mandated to arrange and sole finance a Singapore Dollar-denominated structured PDP financing arrangement for Tiger Airways, relating to a total of 14 Airbus 320s scheduled for
Tiger Airways Australia has announced that its fleet of Airbus A320s will increase to 12 from early next year as the carrier takes delivery of an additional three aircraft. Tiger is currently expecting its 10th A320 to arrive before the end of the year, with the aircraft to be stationed at its Melbourne Tullamarine base.
Tiger Airways has launched a paid email subscription service which it says will allow subscribers to access the airline’s cheapest fares. Called ‘Stripes’, the program will charge subscribers $29.95 per year to give members priority access to special fares and other promotions across both the Australian and Asian networks of Tiger Airways. The program, which