(either that or they have been sucked in by Tiger PR). Tiger is not actually replacing "pouncing on" the lost Jetstar services, unless hidden somewhere JQ have announced cutbacks to their AVV-ADL services.
Virgin Blue is very friendly towards kids, tell them and their kids to fly DJ on the annual holiday.
Baggage collection at MEL T4 is IMO suffice for an airline the size of TT. It is reasonably quick (remember AeroCare tend to offload the checked bags to the tarmac, then immediately load the turn-around bags, and finally, deliver the offloaded bags to the pick-up area). The pick-up area is reminiscent of the way things were done 20 years ago, or like at a small regional airport. (While it is covered, the sides are open to the elements while you wait, but they do have demountable toilets. Importantly, for luggage security, only those who have come off the aircraft can access the carousel area, I think this is actually quite clever... but on the downside - it leaves anyone picking up passengers, on the other side of the wire enclosure. (I think, TT's systems were designed by people adapting their International Airline Experience to a Domestic Operation.)
Interesting news item! I reckon Tiger had two possible paths to follow, given the shadowy global economic environment; crawl back into the den and hibernate OR attack aggressively... And now we know which path they will take.
A most interesting association, because at the moment, if you have to get from Sydney to Perth, Tiger is not an option.
