Here's what Tiger Airways is boasting about

Tiger Singapore's passenger carriage finally edged up 16%.

In a release, traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometres) grew in tandem with capacity at 7% y-o-y. As a result, passenger load factor remained unchanged at 79%. Tiger Singapore began operations to Hyderabad during the month.

For the 12 months to September 2012, Tiger Singapore carried 4.0 million passengers, an increase of 16% y-o-y. Load factor for the 12 months to September 2012 was down 3 percentage points (ppt) to 81% as a result of the high capacity increase in the second half of FY11-12.

In September 2012, Tiger Australia carried 227,000 passengers. Passenger volume was higher compared to 69,000 passengers carried in the same period last year, but the airline was operating at a significantly reduced capacity and on a limited schedule in September 2011.

It has surpassed the pre-suspension level of 212,000 passengers carried in June 2011. Passenger load factor of 84% was 14 ppt higher y-o-y.