Tiger Airways Australia, after successfully launching seven new routes in its first week of operations, announced that, due to the level of demand for its low fare domestic airline, it is hunting for a second hub in Australia to base its expanding fleet.
Chris Ward, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Australia, said “the fantastic reaction from Australians to Tiger's entry has been nothing short of phenomenal. We have had over 90% of seats sold in November, which was certainly beyond my expectations. It goes to show there is plenty of pent up demand for true low fare competition”.
As a result of the reaction to Tiger Airways’ entry into the Australian market, the airline will examine suitable locations early next year for placing aircraft, crews and the necessary ground support.
The establishment of an additional base will result in two aircraft being located overnight at the successful airport with the expectation that the number of aircraft would be increased to five over a three-year period.
“The positioning of aircraft will result in significant economic benefits to the successful region in jobs, tourism and an expanded network of destinations,” Mr Ward stated.
The announcement comes in the same week as the airline took delivery of another brand new aircraft from the Airbus factory taking the fleet in Australia to four A320 aircraft.
A final decision will be made early next year regarding the location of the new Tiger Airways base.
