Tiger Airways celebrates 15mln passengers with 15-cent fares

Flights to Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila (Clark), Haikou and Macau priced at $15 plus taxes.

To celebrate the carriage of 15 million passengers on Wednesday, Tiger Airways is offering fares from 15 cents excluding taxes.

Rosalynn Tay, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore said, “Tiger Airways is recognized as the fastest growing carrier in Singapore, and the biggest low cost carrier in Singapore.  Our growth will accelerate as we expand our fleet, fly to more destinations such as Taipei, and increase flights to hotspots like Hong Kong and Jakarta.  We look forward to serving many more million passengers with our low fares and innovative services such as boardmefirstTM.”

The celebratory 15 cent fares (one way, excluding taxes and charges) are for limited seats to Hat Yai, Phuket, Krabi, Kuching & Kuala Lumpur.  Other routes on promotion are Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila (Clark), Haikou and Macau, with fares from only $15 plus taxes. Travel periods vary for each route, according to a Tiger Airways report.

Tiger Airways’ 15 millionth passenger is 28-year old Singaporean Mr Chan Chee Meng. He was flying from Singapore to Bangkok on TR2108 for a holiday with friends. He has traveled with Tiger Airways for a number of times, and chose Tiger for its lowest fares after comparing different airlines. Mr Chan was presented with a pair of tickets to Taipei, Tiger’s newest destination that will commence flights on 11 January 2011.