Tiger Airways grounded by CASA next week over safety concerns

retiredfeline on 02/07/2011 - 12:18

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/07/02/3259293.htm

This is sure to cause chaos during the holidays. Lucky I resisted the temptation to take a quick trip on one of their cheapies.

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  • AdamTuzzi on 02/07/2011 - 15:32

    Great now the rest will increase their airfares overnight!!!

    • Mikinoz on 03/07/2011 - 08:58

      yeah although they will be safer!

  • AdamTuzzi on 02/07/2011 - 16:46

    until another new airlines starts up AirAsia Aus?????

  • abacus on 03/07/2011 - 00:35

    jetstar price matches tiger and when you add baggage you are not saving that much

    • joannatan on 03/07/2011 - 01:30

      at least i don't need to pay cc fee with jetstar price match and i love to pay using my cc,coz i got free domestic travel insurance from my cc and i got point as well instead of paying using master debit card.

  • joannatan on 03/07/2011 - 01:41
    +1

    at the end, we are as the cutomer will be the loser if tiger pull out their business from australia. we need more competition among these airlines.

  • montorola on 03/07/2011 - 08:29

    First tiger woods got grounded, now the airline? What's with the tigers

    • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2011 - 10:02

      grrrrr

  • coarselanguage on 03/07/2011 - 10:15

    I think it's all over for tiger airways. Singapore airways owns 32% and they'll want to reduce their losses. This is Ansett all over again. My advice is to book next years travel ASAP because by then all the cheap fares will have dried up. We'll see what happens on the sharemarket on Monday. If anyone does have flights booked with Tiger, my advice is to either buy travel insurance now, or cancel those tickets. If tiger goes into bankruptcy customers who paid for fares will not get refunds (as it was with Ansett)

  • SydGuy on 03/07/2011 - 11:03

    How do you get refunds for flights cancelled this week? Do you need to call tiger directly or are they going to contact everyone?

    Their website says "Those who are effected will be offered a full refund or credit for deferred travel" but it doesnt say how to orgainise a refund (and who would be silly enough to want a credit for deferred travel?)

    Thanks

    • leginmat on 03/07/2011 - 15:00

      I'm in the same boat; was scheduled to fly out of Syd with them this week. I'm going to let the congestion settle a bit first before ringing them up.

      • SydGuy on 03/07/2011 - 15:29

        Yeah my trip wasnt urgent or expensive, but I want to make sure I get my money back!

  • retiredfeline on 03/07/2011 - 17:11
    +1

    I noticed that on Adioso, the other airlines have offered additional flights to Tiger destinations. Exactly what one would expect, jump in and grab the market of the loser.

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