Tigerair Taiwan

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Tigerair Taiwan
Tigerair.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
IT TTW SMART CAT
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 26 September 2014
Hubs Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Fleet size 8
Destinations 8
Parent company China Airlines (80%)
Headquarters

No3., Alley 123, Lane 405, Tunghwa N. Rd., Taipei,
10548. Taiwan
Key people James Yu (CEO)
Website [1]

Tigerair Taiwan (traditional Chinese: 臺灣虎航; simplified Chinese: 台湾虎航; pinyin: Táiwān Hǔháng) is a low-cost carrier (LCC) based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The airline currently has seven aircraft and will expand its fleet to 12 aircraft by 2016.[1] It was the first Taiwan-based LCC to start operations and one of the two LCCs in the country (The other being V Air of Transasia Airways). It was formed as a joint venture between China Airlines Group and Tiger Airways Holdings. China Airlines holds 80 percent of the share while Tiger Airways Holdings and Mandarin Airlines each hold 10%.[2]

History

Taiwan was the last major market in Asia to not have a low-cost carrier (LCC). In early 2013, China Airlines and Transasia Airways became the first Taiwanese carriers to express interests in forming LCCs. The further reduction in entry barriers by the Civil Aeronautics Administration made it favorable for the creation of LCCs.

In October 2013, China Airlines chairman Sun Hung-Hsiang announced that the airline was in talks with a foreign LCC to start a LCC based in Taiwan. The partnership was made public in December 2013 when China Airlines created a new joint venture with Singaporean low cost carrier Tigerair to establish Tigerair Taiwan. As part of the deal, China Airlines would hold a 90 percent share in the new carrier while Tiger Airways Holdings hold the other 10 percent. In March 2014, China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines took over 10% of its parent company's share in Tigerair Taiwan.

In September 2014, Tigerair Taiwan received Air Operator's Certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The airline thus commenced operations on 26 September 2014, with the first flight being IT511 from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport.

Livery

Tigerair Taiwan A320 at Tokyo Narita International Airport

All Tigerair Taiwan aircraft wears the Tigerair group livery along while having the words "TAIWAN" painted onto the rear of the fuselage. The airline is the first international carrier to have the words 'Taiwan' as part of a corporate livery or a company name.[2]

Destinations

Tigerair Taiwan has a network strategy that focuses on Southeast and Northeast Asia. The carrier is evaluating a South Korean destination, either Jeju or Busan; and a Vietnamese destination, either Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi.[3] Da Nang was mentioned as a future destination, yet no specific information has been given yet.[2]

Tigerair Taiwan serves the following destinations:

Hub
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Began Ended Refs
Bangkok Thailand DMK VTBD Don Mueang International Airport 2014 present
Chiang Mai Thailand CNX VTCC Chiang Mai International Airport 2014 2015 [4]
Daegu South Korea TAE RKTN Daegu International Airport 2016 present [5]
Fukuoka Japan FUK RJFF Fukuoka Airport 2016 present [6]
Hakodate
begins 12 August 2016		 Japan HKD RJCH Hakodate Airport 2016 present [7]
Kaohsiung Taiwan KHH RCKH Kaohsiung International Airport 2014 present
Kota Kinabalu Malaysia BKI WBKK Kota Kinabalu International Airport 2016 present [8]
Macau Macau MFM VMMC Macau International Airport 2014 present
Nagoya Japan NGO RJGG Chubu Centrair International Airport 2016 present [9]
Naha Japan OKA ROAH Naha Airport 2015 present [10]
Osaka Japan KIX RJBB Kansai International Airport 2015 present [11]
Sendai
begins 29 June 2016		 Japan SDJ RJSS Sendai Airport 2016 present [12]
Singapore Singapore SIN WSSS Singapore Changi Airport 2014 present
Taipei Taiwan TPE RCTP Taoyuan International Airport 2014 present [13]
Tokyo Japan HND RJTT Haneda Airport 2015 present [14]
Tokyo Japan NRT RJAA Narita International Airport 2015 present [15]
Zhangjiajie China DYG ZGDY Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport 2015 present [16]

Fleet

The Tigerair Taiwan fleet consists of an all Airbus fleet (as of March 2016).[17]

Tigerair Taiwan Fleet

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 8 4 180 EIS: 4 in 2016
Total 8 4

In-flight

In-flight magazine

Tigerair Taiwan publishes an in-flight magazine for its passengers, tigertales, which has articles in English and Traditional Chinese. The articles feature destination guides, company information and news.[2]

Food and beverage options

Tigerair offers food and beverages available for purchase. Options, including traditional Taiwanese cuisine, are introduced in the tigerbites in-flight-meal purchasing guide.[2]

See also

References

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  9. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/16/it-fukngo-jan16/
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  16. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/19/it-dyg-dec15/
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External links

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