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Tiger Airways Australia

Australia · GO CAT
42
Routes
6
Hubs
TGW
ICAO
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Low-cost flying across Australia and beyond.

Founded
2007
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Tiger Airways Australia was a low-cost carrier that operated domestic flights within Australia, offering budget-friendly air travel to leisure and price-conscious passengers. It was established as a subsidiary of Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings and began Australian operations in 2007. The airline faced significant regulatory scrutiny, including a suspension of operations by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in 2011 due to safety concerns, which resulted in a temporary grounding of its fleet. It resumed services after addressing the regulator's requirements. In 2013, Virgin Australia acquired a majority stake in Tiger Airways Australia, and the airline was subsequently rebranded as Tigerair Australia. It continued operations under that brand until it was ultimately shut down in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Virgin Australia entering administration.
Hubs & network
Tiger Airways Australia primarily operated from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) and Sydney Airport as its main bases.
Fleet
The airline operated an all-Airbus narrowbody fleet consisting of Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Notable facts
  • ›Tiger Airways Australia launched operations in November 2007 as a subsidiary of Singapore's Tiger Airways Holdings.
  • ›In July 2011, CASA suspended the airline's operations for five weeks over safety concerns, one of Australia's most significant aviation regulatory actions.
  • ›Virgin Australia acquired a controlling 60% stake in the airline in 2013.
  • ›The airline was rebranded as Tigerair Australia following Virgin Australia's acquisition.
  • ›Tigerair Australia ceased operations permanently in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration.
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Route network map (42 legs)

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Route network

ADL → SYD320
BNE → SYD320
CNS → MEL320
CNS → SYD320
MEL → ASP320
OOL → SYD320
PER → MEL320
PER → SYD320
SYD → BNE320
SYD → OOL320
BNE → CNS320
HBA → MEL320
MEL → CNS320
PPP → SYD320
SYD → ADL320
SYD → CFS320
SYD → CNS320
ASP → SYD320
BNE → MEL320
CNS → BNE320
MEL → MCY320
MEL → MKY320
MEL → PER320
MEL → SYD320
MKY → MEL320
SYD → MEL320
SYD → PPP320
ADL → BNE320
ADL → MEL320
ASP → MEL320
BNE → ADL320
BNE → DRW320
CFS → SYD320
DRW → BNE320
MCY → MEL320
MEL → ADL320
MEL → BNE320
MEL → HBA320
MEL → OOL320
OOL → MEL320
SYD → ASP320
SYD → PER320

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Airbus A32042 routes
Tigerair Australia
Encyclopaedia

Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd, operating as Tigerair Australia, was an Australian low-cost airline. Founded by Tiger Airways Holdings, it commenced services in the domestic airline market on 23 November 2007 as Tiger Airways Australia. It later became a subsidiary of Virgin Australia Holdings. On 25 March 2020, Tigerair suspended all operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following Virgin Australia Holdings going into voluntary administration and later sold, new owner Bain Capital confirmed the brand would be retired.

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