29 Facts About Tigerair Australia

Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, operating as Tigerair Australia, was an Australian low-cost airline.

On 25 March 2020, Tigerair Australia suspended all operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tiger Airways Tigerair Australia's first scheduled flight was TT 7402, which departed from Melbourne for the Gold Coast on 23 November 2007.

Tiger Tigerair Australia announced in February 2010 that the airline was now profitable.

Just over a week later, Tiger Airways Tigerair Australia began its first intrastate route, from Sydney to Coffs Harbour.

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On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Tigerair Australia would begin operating its first ever international services to Denpasar from Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, beginning from 23 March 2016.

On 18 August 2015, Tigerair Australia moved into the newly opened Terminal 4 at Melbourne Airport, which features new technology automated check-in kiosks and bag drop facilities, as well as an expanded departure lounge and more shopping and food choices.

On 27 August 2015, Tigerair Australia announced three weekly return services between Melbourne and Coffs Harbour.

On 22 October 2015, Tigerair Australia revealed a new look for the airline, featuring new uniforms, website, booking system and an improved check-in experience.

On 9 December 2016, Tigerair Australia resumed flights between Canberra and Melbourne after a gap of five years.

On 3 February 2017 Tigerair Australia ended flights to Bali, started 11 months before on 23 March 2016, citing approval issues with Indonesian authorities.

On 14 September 2017, Tigerair Australia added a new Canberra–Brisbane domestic route with three weekly return services.

Under this structure, the position of CEO Tigerair Australia ceased to exist, with the operations of Tigerair Australia being led by an Executive General Manager accountable for the relevant Air Operator's Certificate and reporting to the VAH Chief Operations Officer, and commercial and corporate functions reporting centrally within the Group.

In February 2020, Virgin Australia Holdings announced it would reduce Tigerair's fleet from 13 to eight, exit five loss-making routes, and close its Brisbane base.

Tigerair Australia was officially discontinued by Bain on 10 September 2020.

Tigerair Australia claimed that Tiger was losing over SGD$60 million over the previous two years of operations out of Singapore.

Tiger Airways Tigerair Australia had previously been quoted as planning to offer "single digit" one-way fares when it began service.

Virgin Tigerair Australia considered the possibility of establishing a low-cost offshoot to fend off Tiger Airways.

Just days before the launch of Tiger Airways Tigerair Australia, Jetstar offered 5,000 seats on 21 November 2007 for the price of five cents, inclusive of taxes, on seven domestic routes, costing the airline $25 per seat.

Tiger Airways Tigerair Australia celebrated its first anniversary on 19 November 2008 with a "Free Seats" campaign, which resulted in 100,000 seats on sale, of which half sold out within the first few hours.

On like-for-like routes, Tigerair Australia was three times more reliable than its key competitor when it came to cancellations in 2015.

Tigerair Australia recorded the airline's best ever on time departure statistics in February 2016, with 93.

Spokesperson for CASA, Peter Gibson, told the media that "Tigerair Australia has not been able to, at this stage, convince us that they can continue operations safely, so that's why they're on the ground".

Tigerair Australia announced it was suspending operations from Avalon Airport and would close its Adelaide base altogether in a "commercially motivated" decision.

Tigerair Australia recommenced services in 2011 out of a single base in Melbourne.

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Tigerair Australia expanded into short-haul international flights when Virgin Australia transferred some of its services between Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and Denpasar on the Indonesian island of Bali to Tigerair from 23 March 2016.

On 3 February 2017 Tigerair Australia ended flights to Bali, citing approval issues with Indonesian authorities.

On 16 May 2016, Tigerair Australia joined Value Alliance, the world's largest low-cost carrier alliance.

In November 2016, Tigerair Australia sought approval to operate expanded international services under its own air operator's certificate using both A320s and 737s.