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Tiger Airways has too many delayed flights - Why?
Actually I don't really care, I just want to know how to arrive at the airport on time without wasting 3-4 hours of my life in T4 pigpen.
A better question might be why and who do we blame? Given they stuffed both logistics and risk analysis, flunked scheduling and the biggie - communication.
<Rant mode on>
Tiger Airways Delay Disaster at Terminal 4 Melbourne
Also, Does anyone know why on Monday 1st November why what appears to be most Tiger Flights were running 3+ hours delayed?
That was the rainy weekend before Melbourne cup day.
I flew MEL->CBR on TT5902 - but Brissy and Darwin pax & other destinations were also given the pineapple up the A treatment as far as springing more drip-feed delays when the actual boarding did not eventuate. Just looked at today's departures, and more QLD'ers are getting the pineapple treatment. :evil:
Once again Tigers ability to tell passenger the truth about delays was replaced with a charade of updating the boards every hour to say they have been delayed another hour, instead of a proper estimate.
Factually, the plane was due to depart at 17:10. From 10am to 4pm those who phoned were told the flight may be 2 hours delayed. Boarding started 20:40.
But when I printed my 'Self Checkin' pass at 12'ish is said be there on time. Being Tiger I decided to be on time with a pre-packed dinner.
Tiger announced the 'apoligise' for the delay, but asking WHY got no responses. Providing reasons is always the right thing to do.
I'll post another Tiger Simply the worst airline about their new 'self checkin' elsewhere.
Best T4 Delay info I could find was here:
Flight Information - Search Flight Information - Melbourne Airport
Actually I don't really care, I just want to know how to arrive at the airport on time without wasting 3-4 hours of my life in T4 pigpen.
A better question might be why and who do we blame? Given they stuffed both logistics and risk analysis, flunked scheduling and the biggie - communication.
<Rant mode on>
Tiger Airways Delay Disaster at Terminal 4 Melbourne
Also, Does anyone know why on Monday 1st November why what appears to be most Tiger Flights were running 3+ hours delayed?
That was the rainy weekend before Melbourne cup day.
I flew MEL->CBR on TT5902 - but Brissy and Darwin pax & other destinations were also given the pineapple up the A treatment as far as springing more drip-feed delays when the actual boarding did not eventuate. Just looked at today's departures, and more QLD'ers are getting the pineapple treatment. :evil:
Once again Tigers ability to tell passenger the truth about delays was replaced with a charade of updating the boards every hour to say they have been delayed another hour, instead of a proper estimate.
Factually, the plane was due to depart at 17:10. From 10am to 4pm those who phoned were told the flight may be 2 hours delayed. Boarding started 20:40.
But when I printed my 'Self Checkin' pass at 12'ish is said be there on time. Being Tiger I decided to be on time with a pre-packed dinner.
Tiger announced the 'apoligise' for the delay, but asking WHY got no responses. Providing reasons is always the right thing to do.
I'll post another Tiger Simply the worst airline about their new 'self checkin' elsewhere.
Best T4 Delay info I could find was here:
Flight Information - Search Flight Information - Melbourne Airport
