Cambodia, Taiwan and Hong Kong possible new destinations for Tiger

Travelle Blackboard
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tiger Airways has hinted at new routes to Cambodia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as extra capacity to existing routes in Asia and Australia.

As Tiger gets ready to attend the 14th World Route Development Forum in Kuala Lumpur, the carrier has indicated that it intends to grow routes and capacity in these uncertain economic times.
“History tells us that the true low cost airline model is perfectly positioned to thrive in uncertain economic times,” said Steve Burns, Tiger COO.

“By building our presence on existing routes from Singapore and within Australia, and expanding our footprint to new destinations in places such as Hong Kong, Cambodia and Taiwan, we can be the first airline to offer true low fares to these destinations.”

Tiger adds that it will be in discussions with representatives from these destinations at the Forum.

In terms of where the capacity increases will go, no existing route has been ruled out, though it is expected that Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia and domestic Australian routes will be prioritised.

“With our firm aircraft order Tiger Airways is set to further grow air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region while other airlines cut back services,” adds Mr Burns.Currently flying 12 aircraft, the airline is looking to receive four more planes in the next four months.