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Tiger Airways
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Tiger Airways Private Limited (Chinese: 飞虎航空公司; abbreviated: 虎航) was incorporated in December 2003 and is Singapore's first true low-cost carrier. Based at Singapore Changi Airport, it launched sales on August 31 2004 and caters to cost-conscious travelers. Destinations will encompass airports within a four hour flying radius of Singapore.
Tiger Airways is staffed by a team of engineers, operations personnel, pilots and cabin crew and expects to increase staff numbers in line with the airline's growth.
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Shareholders
Its founding shareholders are: Singapore Airlines Limited (49%); Indigo Partners LLC, the investment firm founded by Bill Franke, (24%); Irelandia Investments Limited, the private investment arm of Tony Ryan and his family (founders of European no-frills carrier Ryanair), (16%); and Singapore's investment agency Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd (11%).
Services
East Asia
Southeast Asia
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport), Home Base
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Hanoi (Noibai Airport ) (from 7 April 2005)
- Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh International Airport) (from 1 April 2005)
Fleet
Tiger currently operates 4 Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The company plans to add four more planes in both 2005 and in 2006. Its new aircraft will seat 180 passengers in an all-economy configuration. It aims to have one of the newest fleets among the low cost carriers.
Flight Numbers
Data correct as of 4 March 2005
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