Tiger Airway increases Phuket-Singapore flights

Tiger Airways, Singapore’s low fare airline, announced today it is launching a second flight to Phuket starting from end March 2005. The additional flight will operate initially twice weekly, on Monday and Friday evenings, increasing to a daily second flight for the peak summer season. "Tiger Airways is ahead of forecast budget in all our current routes in Thailand and there are no plans to cut back on any existing flights. The second flight to Phuket is a demonstration of our confidence that the Thai tourism industry is solidly back on its feet after December 2004. In fact the Singapore-Chiang Mai service, launched on 18 February, is so encouraging that we are considering increasing frequency to the city from four times weekly to a daily service," said Tony Davis, CEO Tiger Airways. “While other airlines may be consolidating and cutting back on their flights, Tiger Airways has been able to increase its flights. We have been experiencing strong performance on our Phuket routes following the creative co-operation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in promoting Phuket over the last six weeks,” Davis added. The second flight to Phuket gives clout to the low cost carrier’s (LCC) announcement on 20 January 2005 that it is a long-term player in the region, when it slashed fares to support the Tourism Authority of Thailand efforts to revive tourist traffic to Phuket. Other carriers had pulled out of Phuket shortly after the island was hit by a Tsunami in late December 2004. “Tiger Airways is confident that Phuket will remain a popular destination with Singaporeans. We expect tickets on our new evening services to Phuket to prove very popular and our customers should book early to secure the lowest fares,” said Davis. Ticket sales will begin on 3 March. To book seats, travelers should visit www.tigerairways.com or call 02 351 8888. About Tiger Airways Tiger Airways is Singapore’s own low fares airline. Established in December 2003, Tiger Airways took to the air on September 15, 2004. It is the choice of savvy travelers who want safe and reliable point-to-point air travel at highly affordable fares. The airline currently has four daily flights to Bangkok, one daily to Phuket and Hatyai respectively, and has launched four flights weekly to Chiang Mai from February 18, 2005. The increase to Phuket is additional to previously annouced new routes to Vietnam, Philipines and Macau. For more information about Tiger Airways, visit www.tigerairways.com For media enquiries, please contact: Cheryl Ong Tiger Airways Pte Ltd Phone: (65) 65423029 E-mail: [email protected] Ronald Wong Fleishman Hillard Singapore Phone: (65) 64246386 Email: [email protected] William Chia Fleishman Hillard Singapore Phone: (65) 64246387 Email: [email protected] End.

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