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What’s going on with Tiger?
A Special Report by Urban Globetrotter
After bursting onto the Australian domestic air travel scene just a few short years ago, budget Airline Tiger Airways has never been too far away from controversy and always elicits a love or hate response from travellers.
From the beginning and especially in more recent times, Airline industry sources have claimed the sector has been rife with rumours about Tiger which is owned by Singapore Airlines.
The low-cost airline has triggered a price war with Qantas and Virgin forcing them to drop their domestic fares by 30 per cent. Since its 2007 entry to Australia, Tiger has targeted the tourism market and undercut its rivals with a range of “special” fares including 1c flights. This has been a boon for the local market and is a far cry from the completely and totally uncompetitive duopoly of the 1980’s when the choice was either Qantas or TAA.
However, Tigers introduction has also raised concerns that its profitability was taking priority over passenger safety and pilot training. Tiger has consistently ranked as the worst of the major airlines and had just a 72 per cent “on time” record for last year.
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