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Singapore?s leading low cost carrier increasing capacity with six additional aircraft? Tiger Airways retains position as the leading low-cost carrier (LCC) in
Singapore
? Six additional aircraft to meet growing demand for low-cost travel
? Additional capacity to allow for frequency increases on existing routes and the commencement of services to new destinations
? Consumers to benefit from Tiger?s great value celebratory fares
Singapore, 26 July 2011. Tiger Airways, the number one LCC in Singapore, has announced that it will increase its fleet to 20 Airbus A320 aircraft byMarch 2012, an increase of 6 aircraft compared to March 2011. This increase will support Tiger?s drive to capture the growing appetite for low-fare travel in the Asia Pacific region.
This announcement follows news that Tiger Airways once again received recognition for its growth by ranking first amongst the LCCs and third overall in Changi Airport?s first ever airline ranking1. The Tiger Airways Group reported 6.2 million passengers for the 12 months to June 2011, an 18 per cent growth from the preceding 12 months. Load factor increased from 85% to 86% during the same period of comparison, as Tig er?s flights became even more popular. Stewart Adams, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore, said, ?The regional air travel sector is currently booming and our own operations have been very encouraging. Singapore Changi Airport registered an 11 per cent growth in passenger movements from January to June 2011. This was led by a 25 per cent increase in passenger movements for budget carriers during the same period, demonstrating the robustness of the low cost carrier model?. ?To capture the growing demand for low-cost travel, we have expanded our fleet by six aircraft. W ith a larger fleet, we will increase frequencies to our most popular destinations such as Bangkok and Taipei, re-introduce services to Bangalore following an 11-month absence and introduce exciting new destinations such as Cebu to our network. These additions will allow passengers to explore more places than ever before at great value fares,? added Mr. Adams.1 Ranked Singapore?s leading low-cost carrier and third overall for passenger carriage in the Changi
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Additional services with increased fleetDestination from Singapore | Frequency | One way air fare (valid from 28 July to 3 Aug) |
Bangalore (new addition) | four times weekly from 31 Oct | From SGD118 |
Cebu (new addition) | four times weekly from 6 Sept increasing to daily from Oct | From SGD45 |
Hat Yai | increasing from 7 to 10 weekly from Aug11 | From SGD38 |
Kuching | increasing from 7 to 10 weekly from Aug11 | From SGD28 |
Taipei | increasing from 7 to 10 weekly from Sep11 | From SGD128 |
Tiruchirapalli | increasing from 7 to 11 weekly from Sep11 | From SGD78 |
Bangkok | increasing from 28 to 31 weekly from Sep11 & 35 weekly from Nov 11 | From SGD80 |
Guangzhou | increasing from 7 to 10 weekly from Nov 11 | From SGD128 |
Jakarta (temporary) | increasing from 14 to 19 weekly over Hari Raya (21/08/11-04/09/11) | From SGD50 |
For more details, please log onto www.tigerairways.com. More details on new routes will follow shortly.
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