Tiger Airways to start flights from Indian cities to Singapore

 Tiger Airways is set to commence services between Singapore and Chennai, Kochi, Goa, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and Kozhikode.

21 June, 2007:

Get set to fly the Tiger! The Singapore-based, low-cost carrier, Tiger Airways, has reportedly received the foreign carrier air permit from India’s Department of Civil Aviation to fly international flights between Singapore and Indian airports.

A report said that Tiger Airways is set to commence services between Singapore and Chennai, Kochi, Goa, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and Kozhikode. A report said that the airline, which is owned partly by Singapore Airlines, would announce its route network to India after parleys with Indian airport authorities at different destinations. Singapore Airlines holds 49 per cent in the budget airline, while Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, owns 11 per cent.

Tiger Airways is rumoured to have obtained rights to operate extended twin engine operations, which enables the airline to operate more efficient direct routings between Singapore and India.

The airline, when it becomes operational between Singapore and India, will become the only Singapore-based low fare airline to operate flights between the two countries. With air space getting crowded by the day over India, doing business in the Asia Pacific region has received a major boost. More airlines would mean activity-filled business opportunities, said an analyst. This apart, the travel industry is all excited with the news of Tiger too flying to India. Singapore has always been a favourite destination for the leisure traveler from India. The availability of a low-cost carrier is expected to make the scene even hotter.