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Tigerair Australia launches ‘Fare Freeze’ feature
Tigerair Australia's passengers can hold their fares for up to 48 hours Tigerair Australia has launched a new feature that allows customers to hold their fares for up to 48 hours. The 'Fare Freeze' option is now available via the low-cost carrier's website for a fee of AU$3 (approx. US$2.40). It enables passengers who find an attractive fare to hold that price while they confirm their travel plans, then come back and book it later without worrying about the price increasing. Fare Freeze is only available on fares that are available more than 27 days from date of departure and that have the 'Fare Freeze' symbol displayed at the bottom of the online booking page. Once the customer is ready to purchase their fare, they must return to the 'Manage My Booking' page within 48 hours to finalise their booking. Otherwise the booking will be automatically cancelled. “Like many airlines worldwide, our fares are dynamic and increase as demand increases, closer to the travel date. That's why we recommend customers plan ahead and book early to secure the best value deals," explained Tigerair Australia's commercial director, Andrew Maister. The Fare Freeze fee is non-refundable and the feature is not available on special sale fares.
Scoot sets date for Tigerair rebranding
Tigerair's aircraft will be progressively painted with Scoot's livery Singapore-based low-cost carrier, Tigerair, will be merged with and rebranded as Scoot on 25 July 2017, it has been confirmed. The two airlines, both of which are owned by Singapore Airlines, have been gradually integrating their operations in recent months, and the full merger is now due to be completed. Following this, all of Tigerair's Singapore-based fleet will adopt the Scoot brand name and livery, and all services will operate under the "TR" code, which currently applies to Tigerair flights. Scoot's "TZ" code will be retired. "The Scoot brand... is well-loved by travellers around the world. We are looking forward to taking the brand further and offering guests a seamless travel experience throughout Scoot's expanded network, with the completion of our integration into a single airline," said Lee Lik Hsin, CEO of Budget Aviation Holdings, the umbrella company that operates Scoot and Tigerair. The two carriers will operate a single website, flyscoot.com, and use Scoot-branded check-in counters. Their combined fleet will include twin-aisle Boeing 787 Dreamliners and single-aisle Airbus A320s, and new staff uniforms will also be introduced. Destinations that are currently served both by Scoot and Tigerair, such as Bangkok, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei, will continue to be operated using both 787 and A320 aircraft in the immediate future. The re-painting of all Tigerair aircraft with the Scoot livery is expected to be completed by mid-2018.
Asian air route updates: Thai Lion Air, SpiceJet, Tigerair and more
Thai Lion Air expands domestic network Where? Bangkok Don Mueang to Khon Kaen (both Thailand) When? Twice a day, effective 17 March 2017 Who? Thai Lion Air Why? Low-cost carrier continues to expand domestic links with new service to prominent city in northeast Thailand Anything else? Temperatures can soar on the Korat Plateau, where Khon Kaen is located. The city’s highest recorded temperature in was almost 43ᵒC SIA switches LCCs on Jaipur route Where? Singapore to Jaipur, pictured (India) When? Four times a week, effective 26 March 2017 Who? Tigerair Why? Tigerair is taking over the Jaipur route from its sister airline Scoot, which launched flights to the Indian city last year Anything else? Located in Rajasthan, Jaipur is nicknamed the “Pink City” because of the colour of the stone used to build many of the buildings SpiceJet adds new Bangkok connection Where? Delhi (India) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (Thailand) When? Six times a week, effective 15 April 2017 (rising to daily) Who? SpiceJet Why? Expanding low-cost carrier taps rising demand for Indian travel to Thailand, using its largest aircraft - a 212-seat Boeing 737-900 Anything else? Having almost gone out of business in late 2014, SpiceJet has recovered strongly and recently placed a huge order for 205 aircraft Cathay Dragon to launch Japanese charter flights Where? Hong Kong to Komatsu (Japan) When? Twice a week from 16 April to 29 June 2017 Who? Cathay Dragon Why? New charter service to Ishikawa, the coastal prefecture in eastern Honshu, will start in time to view the annual cherry blossom Anything else? Hoshi Ryokan in Komatsu is reputed to be the world's second oldest hotel
Asian air route updates: AirAsia, Tigerair, Jetstar Pacific and more
Chinese travellers get more flights to Malaysia Where? Guangzhou (China) to Johor Bahru (Malaysia) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Sichuan Airlines Why? Chinese carrier expands services to Malaysia, providing link to the home of Legoland (pictured) and Hello Kitty theme parks Anything else? Formerly the Sultanate of Johor, Johor Bahru is located at the southernmost tip in the Malay Peninsula AirAsia expands Indian network Where? Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Bhubaneswar (India) When? Four times a week, effective 26 April 2017 Who? AirAsia Why? Expanding trade and tourism ties between Malaysia and India Anything else? This will become the first international flight from Bhubaneswar, and the first time any AirAsia subsidiary has flown to the Odisha city Dong Hoi Airport gets first international flights Where? Dong Hoi (Vietnam) to Chiang Mai (Thailand) When? Twice a week, effective June 2017 Who? Jetstar Pacific Why? Part of efforts to attract more visitors to Vietnamese coastal region, which is home to sandy beaches and UNESCO-listed Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Anything else? This will become the first international flight from Dong Hoi, the capital of Central Vietnam’s Quang Binh province Tigerair heads to far north of Queensland Where? Melbourne to Townsville (both Australia) When? Four times a week, effective 22 June 2017 Who? Tigerair Australia Why? Low-cost flight expected to boost tourism in North Queensland Anything else? Tigerair Australia recently suspended its flights to Bali – its only international destination
Asian air route updates: Tigerair Taiwan, Sichuan Airlines and more
Jeju gets new budget service from Taiwan Where? Taipei (Taiwan) to Jeju, pictured (South Korea) When? Twice a day, effective 28 March 2017 Who? Tigerair Taiwan Why? Low-cost carrier provides new connection to Korean island, which is popular among Chinese and Taiwanese tourists Anything else? In 2011, Jeju was voted one of the world's New 7 Wonders of Nature New low-cost link between popular Thai beach resorts Where? Pattaya to Phuket (both Thailand) When? Daily, effective 30 March 2017 Who? Thai AirAsia Why? The development of Pattaya’s U-Tapao Airport continues, enabling a direct link between two of Thailand’s most popular resorts Anything else? This is one of two new routes from U-Tapao Airport launched by Thai AirAsia, along with services to Ubon Ratchathani Air Seoul expands network in Japan Where? Seoul Incheon (South Korea) to Kumamoto (Japan) When? Twice a week, effective 2 April 2017 Who? Air Seoul Why? Short hop across the Korea Strait to serve business and leisure travellers on both sides Anything else? Eight of Air Seoul's 12 international destinations are now located in Japan Auckland gets another Chinese connection Where? Chengdu (China) to Auckland (New Zealand) When? Three times a week, effective 13 June 2017 Who? Sichuan Airlines Why? Chinese carrier expands services to Oceania, following launch of flights to Sydney and Melbourne Anything else? In autumn 2016, Chinese arrivals to New Zealand grew 37%, but FIT arrivals surged 62%
Tigerair Australia withdraws from Bali
Tigerair Australia started flying to Bali in March 2016 Tigerair Australia has suspended all flights to Bali, less than a year after it started flying to the island. The low-cost carrier said the decision had been taken after Indonesian authorities said they would not authorise Tigerair's flights to Bali in future. The airline was told to find an "alternative regulatory solution", but Tigerair said that this would "take at least six months to implement". "As a result of this development, Tigerair Australia has made the difficult decision to withdraw from flying between Australia and Bali permanently, effective today," the airline said in a statement on Friday 3 February. Passengers booked to Tigerair Australia's Bali flights from 3 February onwards will be contacted and offered full refunds. Those currently in Bali will be rebooked on other airlines, including Virgin Australia. Bali became Tigerair Australia's first international destination when it launched flights to the island in March 2016, with services from Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
DOT records more inbound flights to PHL, increase in domestic air routes
DOT has revealed favourable developments in air connectivity thanks to the convergence efforts towards the development of the country’s tourism industry. It can be recalled that in Secretary Frasco’s listening tours with tourism stakeholders since last year to get to know the most urgent needs and concerns of the industry, connectivity and enhanced gateway access were among the urgent and recurring concerns raised by stakeholders. Since then, the DOT entered into a convergence with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and collaborated with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and other aviation stakeholders in determining measures that will promote seamless travel experience, including the improvement of gateways, enhancement of infrastructure, and maximization of the country’s aviation hubs, among others. The DOT also led route development initiatives, primary to this are meetings with top executives of international and local air carriers to promote the Philippines as a destination for these airlines and forge partnerships as far as the further development of the country’s tourism industry is concerned. Moreover, the DOT also promotes the country’s tourism destinations and gateways in key international aviation networking, and business-to-business (B2B) activities including the Routes Asia and Routes World, among others. “In keeping with our National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) 2023-2028, we have been working with relevant government agencies such as the DOTr and CAAP, and aviation industry stakeholders, recognizing the urgent need to increase the number of flights into the country and increase overall accessibility for both our foreign and domestic guests, to convey that the Philippine government under President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. is exhausting all means to open up the country to business and tourism,” Secretary Frasco said. “We express our sincerest gratitude to DOTr Secretary Bautista, and the CAAP led by Captain Manuel Tamayo, and all our partners in the aviation industry including our airlines, who have responded to the needs of our tourists and traveling public through the resumption of flights that were halted due to the pandemic, as well as the institution new flights to reinvigorate the country’s tourism industry,” she added. Additional International Air Seats Based on the DOT’s Routes Development report for June 2023, eight of the country’s international gateways saw a significant growth in terms of incoming frequencies and seats per week. For instance, on a weekly average, compared to June 2022, Clark in June 2023 saw an increase of 180% in terms of incoming scheduled frequencies and 215% in terms of incoming seats, while Manila saw an increase of 75% in terms of incoming frequencies and 120% in terms of incoming seats. In Visayas, Kalibo recorded a 640% increase in incoming frequencies and 409% increase in incoming seats, Cebu with an increase of 300% in terms of incoming frequencies and 297% in terms of incoming seats, and Bohol with an increase of 200% in terms of incoming frequencies and 128% in terms of incoming seats. Davao saw a 50% increase in incoming frequencies, and 38% increase in incoming seats. Meanwhile, Caticlan and Cagayan North recorded six frequencies from Taipei, and two frequencies from Macau, respectively. Between June and July 2023, the country welcomed 58 new incoming weekly frequencies from various origin cities into the country’s international gateways. The DOT reports the following incoming weekly frequencies in June and July : Manila (7 Zip Air from Tokyo, and 2 Air China flights from Chengdu); Cebu (7 China Eastern Airlines flights from Shanghai, 4 Philippine Air Asia flights from Tokyo, 2 Cebu Pacific from Taipei, and an increase from 5 to 7 Asiana Airlines flights from Incheon); Bohol (2 Asiana Airlines and 7 Air Busan flights from Seoul), Kalibo (3 flights from Hangzhou, 3 flights from Ningbo, and 3 flights from Wenzhou via Loong Air, 4 Ok Airways from Chengdu, and 2 TigerAir Taiwan from Taipei), Clark (7 Asiana Airlines flights from Seoul), Caticlan (3 Royal Airways flights from Hong Kong), and Cagayan North (2 Royal Airway flights from Macau). In addition to commercial flights, the DOT also welcomed various charter flights that support the country's destinations. Increase in Domestic Air Seats In terms of domestic tourism, the DOT also noted a significant jump in domestic connectivity in the country’s tourism gateways. The industry gained from at least 17 city pairs, with about 83 incoming weekly frequencies that were launched between July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This includes new domestic air routes that were instituted during this period, including flights between Cebu-Baguio (4 frequencies per week), Cebu-Borongan (2 frequencies per week), and Cebu-Naga (4 frequencies per week). Among the domestic flights that resumed in the same period include: Clark to Bacolod, Busuanga, Cagayan de Oro, Caticlan, Davao, Iloilo, General Santos, and Puerto Princesa and vice versa; Manila to Tablas, and Lal-o (v.v.); Davao to Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, and Siargao, and vice versa; and Zamboanga to Cotabato (v.v.). “With the DOT's Philippine Experience Program and regional travel expos, we are optimistic that our stakeholders, particularly from the aviation industry will see the need to improve connectivity around the country to cater to the growing demands of our travelers," added the tourism chief. US-based United Airlines announces direct flights between San Francisco and Manila Meanwhile, the DOT also expresses its elation following United Airlines’ announcements of its plans to mount nonstop flights connecting Manila with San Francisco starting October as part of its expansion in Asia. At present, United flies to Manila from Guam and Palau. Once the flights between Manila and San Francisco become operational, the airline will be the first American carrier to fly direct to Manila from continental US in a long while."
Is Australia a big enough market to support another airline?
Bonza promises to be the independent low-cost airline that many Australian consumers have wished for. Still, some are sceptical that the market can support another operator. Bonza, funded by the US private investment group 777 Partners, stated that it would begin flying next year, using Boeing 737-8 planes. According to CEO Tim Jordan, the company's objective would be to provide routes into leisure destinations where connections generally constrain travel via big cities. However, breaking into Australia's duopoly airline business is a far easier process than it appears. Strategic Aviation Solutions' chairman is Neil Hansford. He has almost 40 years of experience assessing airline business plans and believes that focusing solely on flying vacationers is unsustainable. "The problem is that no one in Australia can thrive only on the leisure market. To generate a sufficient yield from your passengers, you need a component of the business market, "Mr Hansford told 9News.com.au. Bonza CEO Tim Jordan told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age that the airline will cater to Australia's 'tradies, teachers, kids, and caretakers' and will focus on expanding to new places rather than only Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Existing carriers do not already serve the majority of the routes indicated by Bonza. "We're targeting the everyday Australian...we're not going to have the bells and whistles like lounges and frequent flyer programmes," Mr Jordan explained. Mr Jordan has been in the aviation sector for over 25 years. It has spent the last decade working on the establishment of an Australian low-fare airline. With the potential of interstate travel finally becoming a reality, Mr Jordan believes there is room for an independent domestic carrier to build a name for itself. Tigerair, founded in 2007 by Singapore-based Tiger Airways, was a full-service budget airline before becoming a part of Virgin Australia in 2013. According to Mr Jordan, the move left a gap in the market that has never been filled. "There has always been an opportunity, but it has taken a different form." "Since Tiger's original takeover, the opportunity has increased in size, while the economies of regional centres have grown in importance," he said. "Countries with the most aviation growth are those having independent, low-cost operators who can create new markets that would otherwise not exist if full-service carriers operated them." Bonza has been under development for several years and will call over 45 Australian airports this week to gauge early interest in the service while it awaits regulatory approval. Mr Jordan stated that the airline is eager to capitalise on the anticipated rise in demand once pandemic restrictions are eased across Australia. "I believe that when international restrictions are abolished, there will be a period of lower international travel rates locally." "The rest of the world has proved that when given the opportunity, Australia's domestic markets recover quickly," he said. Mr Jordan is the creator of Kazakhstan airline FlyArystan. The central Asian group experienced a 37% increase in the first six months of 2021 compared to the corresponding time before the pandemic. Bonza is the most recent addition to 777's portfolio of aviation interests, which already includes Canada's only independent low-cost carrier, Flair Airlines, and the South-East Asian-based Value Alliance. Josh Wander, the managing partner of 777 Partners, believes the moment has come to revive Australia's independent aviation industry. "There is a big chance to both do well and do well by democratising air travel through lower pricing," he says. We want to expand customer choice while also making travel more inexpensive and accessible to all.
Airlines are slowly recovering: Which countries are bouncing back
In 2020, the operations of airlines were shattered. Over 60% of commercial aircraft in the world have been grounded. While floats were leaving the aircraft storage facilities to spend months at the warm, dry desert sunshine. The International Air Transport Association warned in April 2020 that 25 million jobs were in danger of collapse because of COVID-19 demand for air services. The Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic leaves the international airline sector with a colossal loss of US$371 billion of gross passenger income by 2020 with another predicted loss of US$286 to US$317 billion by 2021. Due to this devasting event in the airline industry, you could expect certain big names to disappear from the sky. The Aviation Centre, CAPA, lists only 34 non-surviving airlines in 2020. However, 46 commercial airlines fail in 2019 and 56 in the year before according to travel data company Cirium. Most victims for 2020 were smaller airlines, which only operate a few routes, but several financial carriers, including Tigerair Australia, failed to observe the end of the year. In addition to four full-service operators, CAPA also included nine new regional and cheap carriers which entered the market in 2020. But some of the major airlines, including Alitalia, South African Airways and Thai Airways, faced a financial headwind, have seen their decline accelerate and have been only kept airborne by major cash supplies from their governments. According to the Australian Financial Review, taxpayer support for Qantas since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to nearly $1.5 billion. China is the only country in which domestic air routes have a larger number of travellers than in 2019. China's domestic air travel trend had been higher than October 2019 as early as October 2020. In mid-January 2021 there was a drop-off when China entered the lock-up, but by March more domestic air passengers travelled in China than in March 2019. The US, a fast mover Air travel is closing at pre-pandemic levels of 2019, according to the United States Bureau of Transport Statistics. In the past week of June 2021, 185,895 US airports departed. In 2019, the figure was only 17.836 higher for that same week. For the same week in 2020, the figure for 2021 is almost double that for 2020. Further evidence of US air travel returns was two-thirds below the figure for 2019 during the first week of 2021. Isolating domestic departures from international shows an even greater return to normalcy. The figure of 167,928 domestic flight departures in the last week in June 2021 was just 2867 short of domestic flight departures for the same week in 2019. Europe lags According to the European air traffic control organisation EUROCONTROL, there was 48% less air traffic over Europe in the week ending June 23, 2021, than in the same week in 2019. However, the 18,094 flights represent a 16% increase in traffic over the one-week figure recorded at the beginning of June. It's also the highest one-week figure since March 20, 2020, indicating that airline travel is quickly recovering. On June 23, 2021, the ten busiest European airlines were operating roughly half as many flights as on the same date in 2019. Turkish Airlines was one of the least affected, operating one-third fewer flights on June 23, 2021, compared to the same date in 2019, while Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus performed even better, down by only 15%. Greece had the fastest recovery in air traffic over the two-week period preceding June 23, with a 41% increase, reflecting a surge in holidaymakers. Over that time period, the UK and Norway experienced the slowest recovery, with both rising by only 5%. In the case of the United Kingdom, this likely reflects ongoing concern about the Delta variant's dominance in that country. Further evidence of the problem, London's Heathrow was the tenth busiest European airport in the week of June 16-23, 2021, with two-thirds less average daily air traffic than in the same period in 2019. Before the pandemic, Heathrow was Europe's busiest airport, a position it had held for decades. Meanwhile, Istanbul's new IGA Airport was Europe's busiest airport, ahead of Amsterdam's Schiphol, Frankfurt and Paris' Charles de Gaulle. Australia According to the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics, 3.8 million passengers used Australia's domestic aviation services in April 2021. This is 70% of the number carried in April 2019 and more than ten times the number recorded in April 2020, following the pandemic's first shockwave. With 463,000 passengers in April 2021, air travel between Sydney and Melbourne is once again the busiest route in the country. However, this is a significant decrease from 2019, when more than 830,000 people travelled between the two cities on a monthly basis, making it the world's fifth busiest air route. The most significant shift is in international passenger movements. Australia recorded only 832,000 international arrivals and departures in the fiscal year ending April 2021, a 98% decrease from the fiscal year ending April 2020. Despite the drop, international passenger traffic was nearly 50% higher in April 2021 compared to April 2020. The recovery may be fleeting as the government reduces the number of international arrivals, prompting predictions that some airlines will offer fewer services to and from Australia. The trans-Tasman bubble, which began in April 2021, is responsible for most of the recent increase. However, the latest requirement for Australians to have a negative PCR test before flying to New Zealand puts another damper on the trans-Tasman route, potentially resulting in fewer flights.
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