Tiger Singapore takes off with 24% growth in passenger carriage

Its Aussie wing was impressive as well.

According to a release, Tiger Singapore recorded 652 million revenue passenger‐kilometres (RPK) for the month of February 2013, representing a year‐on‐year increase of 32%. 

This was mainly attributable to higher bookings during the Lunar New Year period. As the increase in traffic outpaced the 27% increase in capacity to 782 million available seat‐kilometres (ASK), passenger load factor improved 3 percentage points to 83%, from 80% a year ago.

The number of passengers carried grew 24% to 354,000 from 286,000 in February 2012.

For the 12 months to February 2013, Tiger Singapore recorded a 19% increase in traffic to 7.8 billion RPK, more than keeping pace with a 14% increase in capacity to 9.3 billion ASK.

Consequently, passenger load factor was three percentage points higher at 84%. The number of passengers carried grew 12% to 4.3 million, compared to 3.9 million in the previous period.

Tiger Australia recorded an 82% increase in traffic to 209 million RPK for the month of February 2013. Capacity increased 75% to 248 million ASK, from 142 million ASK a year ago.

As a result, passenger load factor improved 3 percentage points to 84%. In February 2013, Tiger Australia carried 198,000 passengers, representing an increase of 102% over the previous period.

The airline was operating at a significantly reduced capacity and on a limited schedule a year ago.

For the 12 months to February 2013, Tiger Australia recorded a 38% increase in traffic to 2.7 billion RPK, following a 40% increase in capacity to 3.3 billion ASK.

Passenger load factor was 82%, down one percentage point from the previous corresponding period. The number of passengers carried grew 37% to 2.3 million, compared to 1.7 million carried in the previous period.