Tiger Airways to increase flights to Phuket

Tiger Airways, a Singapore based low cost airline, is to launch a second flight between Singapore and Phuket 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.

Ticket sales begin on 3 March 2005.

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