Tiger

Tiger Airways has said they’re going to stir up some competition in Australia by entering the low-cost carrier market here.

Already famous in Southeast Asia for $1 airfares, it will be interesting to see what they offer in Australia. They already offer flights from Darwin (and now Perth) to Singapore, and then from Singapore to destinations in Thailand, China, Vietnam and The Philippines.

Admittedly their advertised online fares don’t include taxes, but you can still end up flying from Singapore to Phuket for only about AUD $45.

Since I was last at their site a few months ago it looks like a lot of fares have gone up but, when worked out then, you could get yourself to Darwin on an Australian domestic carrier and then take Tiger Airways to Singapore for about $600 less than what was being advertised for flights direct to Singapore from Brisbane or Sydney. With that in mind, having access to Tiger’s low fares within Australia would increase those savings, since they generally under-cut their competition by up to 60%.

Flying Tiger’s ready to roar – The Australian.