Cheap flights from Singapore to Yangon by Tigerair

Singapore based budget airline Tigerair will commence daily flights to Yangon Myanmar from Singapore Changi Airport from 1 October 2013 onward. The 3 hours flight to Myanmar's largest city which is booming with business and leisure travelers holds good promise of becoming the centre of trade, connecting Southeast Asia with countries in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Yangon was a British colonial capital and holds a relatively untouched and rich heritage which can best seen in its architecture of a bygone era. The city has the highest number of colonial buildings in Southeast Asia, such as the former High Court, Secretariat buildings, Strand Hotel and St. Paul’s English High School. Visitors to Yangon can also expect to take in a myriad of sights and sounds in popular spiritual and tourist destinations such as the Karaweik Palace, Shwedagon Pagoda and the temples of Bagan, the city’s green parks and gardens and museums that offer good insights into the history and culture of Myanmar. They can also enjoy a variety of flavorful Burnese fare that has been inspired by a mix of Chinese, Indian and Thailand cuisine.

Cheap flights between Singapore and Yangon will be increasingly in demand thanks to increased business and leisure interest for Yangon from Singapore and Singapore from Yangon. Because of the vast opportunities, Yangon is becoming a popular destination for businessmen from Singapore. It is also fast becoming an attractive tourism spot for Singapore residents, drawing a constant stream of visitors to its rich heritage. On the other hand Singapore is also increasingly becoming popular business and leisure destination from Myanmar. There are currently 50,000 strong Burmese community in Singapore and the flights will also benefit them.

Low cost airline Tigerair (formerly Tiger Airways) operates services to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Australia, China and India from its main base at Singapore Changi Airport. It usually flies to destinations within 5-hours flight distance from Singapore.

Flights from Hong Kong to Jakarta by Tiger Airways

 From 25 July 2013, Tiger Airways will introduce direct budget flights from Hong Kong to Jakarta four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Tiger Airways plans to increase the frequency of Hong Kong - Jakarta flights to daily by September 2013. "We are excited that Tiger Airways is the first low cost carrier flying direct from Hong Kong to Jakarta, one of Asia's fastest growing economies. Our new service aims to offer best value in travel to both business travellers and Indonesian workers in Hong Kong. The competitive pricing, frequent schedule and value-added services on demand makes Tiger Airways' flight offerings unique and certainly more cost effective" said Kaneswaran Avili, Commercial Director, Tiger Airways Singapore.

The new Tiger Airways flights between Hong Kong and Jakarta is celebrated by an introductory promotion named "Hong Kong - Jakarta Return for Free" which will be open for booking until 29 May 2013. The promotion offers complimentary return (Jakarta to Hong Kong) airfare, excluding taxes, on round trips booked for travel between 25 July 2013 to 29 March 2014.

Tiger Airways is a group of budget carriers operating in the Asia Pacific region. The group consists of wholly-owned Tiger Airways Singapore and Tiger Airways Australia, and partially-owned Mandala Airlines and SEAir. Tiger Airways aims to expand its presence in Asia through both new strategic partnerships and organic growth. Tiger Airways flies to over 50 destinations in 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Tiger Airways Singapore is rapidly expanding its network in Indonesia. Domestically within Indonesia, the budget airline flies between the capital city of Jakarta and key cities including Bali (Denpasar)  Medan, Surabaya, Padang, Pekanbaru and Yogyakarta. Tiger Airways is also launching budget flights to Yogyakarta and Bandung from Singapore starting on 1 July and 1 August 2013.

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Flights from Singapore to Boracay by Tiger Airways

Singapore based airline Tiger Airways will start direct budget flights from Singapore to Kalibo, Boracay Island on 18 July 2013. Tiger will be the only budget airline flying direct to Kalibo. This will provide a 3.5 hours travel option to Philippine's paradise island Boracay from Singapore as opposed to current 5.5 hours travel time through Cebu or Manila.

Currently, visitors to the island generally transit at Manila and Cebu to board a 2-hour and 1-hour domestic flight respectively, before arriving at Kalibo. The new 3.5-hour direct flight to Kalibo, to be operated by Tiger’s associate airline, Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir), will cut down on transit and travelling time. Travellers will also enjoy savings on airfare as they will now be paying for air passage on one flight instead of two. Tiger Group is the only budget carrier to offer a direct Singapore-Kalibo call.

In conjunction with the Singapore-Kalibo route launch, Tiger Airways will be offering promotional fares of $88 between 21 May and 24 May. This fare, which is inclusive of taxes and other charges, is valid for travel from 18 July 2013 through 29 March 2014.

Flights from Singapore to Kalibo, DG 8803, will depart on Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 12:25 hr from Singapore Changi Airport and arrive Kalibo at 16:05 hr. Flights from Kalibo to Singapore, DG8802, will depart on Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 08:10 hr from Kalibo and arrive Singapore Changi Airport at 11:55 hr.

Flights from Singapore to Boracay by Tiger Airways
(flights are operated by SEAIR)

Surrounded by stunning white sand beaches, Boracay Island is the best island on the planet earth according to "Travel + Leisure" magazine's 2012 World's Best Awards. It offers beaches in the same league with more popular destinations such as Caribbean, South Pacifi, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Kalibo is a gateway to Boracay, which has gained much interest among travellers in the recent years, including an increasing number of Singaporeans who frequent its beaches for short getaways.

Budget flights to Yogyakarta and Bandung by Tiger Airways

Singapore based budget airline Tiger Airways is launching budget flights to Yogyakarta and Bandung from Singapore starting on 1 July and 1 August 2013. Flight ticket sales for 7 weekly services has started by May 7th 2013 for the travel period between 1 July 2013 and 29 March 2014 and to celebrate the launches Tiger Airways is now offering S$10 promotional fares exclusive of taxes and other charges.

Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, the country's third largest city, and second largest metropolitan area in Indonesia with a population of 2.4 million in 2010. Yogyakarta is a city and the capital of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Both Bandung and Yogyakarta is emerging as a popular holiday destinations for Singaporean travellers as a shopping hotspot, offering scenic nature spots as well as gateway to World Heritage Sites such as the Borobudur and Prambana temples. On the other hand Singapore is a top holiday destination for Indonesians. Tiger Airways already fly to 5 destinations in Indonesia including those operated by partner airline Mandala Air: Denpasar, Medan, Jakarta, Pekanbaru and Surabaya.

"Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, and is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Jakarta airport is currently experiencing some air traffic congestion, with more than 40 airlines operating out of its grounds, ferrying over 57 million passengers in 2012 alone. To better facilitate air travel between the two countries, Tiger Airways has decided to bring its services to more second-tier cities. With the addition of these new destinations, we are certainly looking forward to serving the Indonesian market in a bigger way by offering value-for-money fares across our group network of over 50 cities in 13 countries" said Ho Yuen Sang, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore.

A Tiger Mandala Airbus A320 seen here taking off from Singapore Changi Airport.

Tiger Airways Singapore operates budget flights to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Australia, China and India from its main base at Singapore Changi Airport. Tiger Airways currently flies to destinations within an approximate five-hour radius around Singapore to 22 destinations in nine countries around the region.

Tiger Airways promotion 2013: Fly from $1

Here’s a deal from Singapore based low cost carrier Tiger Airways to pounce on – from now till 13 March, you can fly from Singapore to over 25 destinations at great fares that start from just S$1! Also, we are increasing the number of flights to popular destinations like Bangkok, Taipei, Macau, Penang and more. Promotion applies to other departing cities too.

Tiger Airways operates services to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Australia, China and India from its main base at Singapore Changi Airport. Tiger Airways currently flies to destinations within an approximate five-hour radius from Singapore to 28 destinations in ten countries around the region. Thailand is its first market with four cities served (Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi and Hat Yai), taking advantage of the open skies agreement between Singapore and Thailand.

Some deals from Singapore to several destinations are listed below:

To	Price	Travel Period
Kuala Lumpur	from $ 1 + tax*	01 Jul 13 - 13 Nov 13
Penang	from $ 1 + tax*	01 Apr 13 - 15 Nov 13
Jakarta	from $ 1 + tax*	15 Apr 13 - 15 Nov 13
Ho Chi Minh City	from $ 1 + tax*	15 Aug 13 - 15 Nov 13
Kuching	from $ 1 + tax*	01 Apr 13 - 15 Nov 13
Krabi	from $ 21 + tax*	01 May 13 - 31 May 13
Phuket	from $ 21 + tax*	01 May 13 - 31 May 13
Clark (Manila)	from $ 21 + tax*	01 May 13 - 30 Nov 13
Medan	from $ 21 + tax*	14 Mar 13 - 30 Nov 13
Pekanbaru new!	from $ 21 + tax*	08 Mar 13 - 30 Nov 13
Cebu	from $ 31 + tax*	01 Jul 13 - 26 Oct 13

For more deals visit Tiger Airways Flight deals.

Tiger Airways launches Tigerconnect with Changi Airport Group

From 1 February 2013, passengers of Tiger Airways and its partner airlines will be able to make hassle-free transfers at Singapore Changi Airport without the need for travel visa to enter Singapore,  immigration clearance,  and the  retrieval and checking-in  of their luggage a second time for onward flights. This will be available by tigerconnect, a seamless and hassle-free transfer service which is announced by Tiger Airways and  partner airline, Mandala Airlines, in collaboration with Changi Airport Group (CAG) transfer service.

With tigerconnect, passengers making connecting flights will be able to collect their onward travel boarding passes at the transfer desk at Singapore Changi Airport transit area upon arrival.  Thereafter, they can proceed to enjoy the myriad of amenities at the airport, without worrying about baggage transfers, before boarding the second leg of their flight to Tiger destinations such as southern India, China, Macau, Hong Kong,  the Philippines,  Sydney, Taipei, Thailand, and Vietnam.The new service is provided jointly with CAG, and rides on the  Changi Connects platform that was launched by CAG in November last year.

Mr Ho Yuen Sang, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore, said, “We are delighted to begin the new year with this collaboration with Changi Airport Group to offer our passengers seamless connectivity between flights, convenience and cost savings.  We have rolled out a slew of new products and services last year, and tigerconnect is yet another step forward in terms of our offerings.”

Mr Paul Rombeek, President Director of Mandala Airlines,  added, “Tigerconnect adds convenience for Indonesian travellers on our flights, many of whom transit at  Singapore Changi Airport en route to destinations such as Australia, China and India.  We see a lot of potential in this group of travellers and will continue to explore ways to provide greater value and flight experience for our passengers.”

A Tiger Airways plane taking off from Singapore Changi Airport.

Tigerconnect is available across Tiger Airways‟ network of over  50 destinations, including those of its partner airlines, Mandala Airlines and SEAir, as well as on joint-itineraries offered with Scoot.  An airport transfer feature will be incorporated in all tigerconnect flights transiting at Singapore Changi Airport. Passengers in transit for more than eight hours can choose to travel without the airport transfer feature should they wish to leave the airport to meet with friends and relatives residing in Singapore.

Mr Lim Ching Kiat, Senior Vice President for Market Development of Changi Airport Group, said, “As a world-class airport recognised for its efficiency and service innovations, we are delighted to partner Tiger Airways and Mandala Airlines to provide transfer passengers with a smooth and hassle-free travel experience.  Changi Airport has seen a strong increase in transfer traffic over the past year, with a 21% year-on-year increase in the twelve months ending November 2012.  With an innovation such as tigerconnect, more passengers will get extra time to enjoy the exciting array of world-class shopping, dining, relaxation and
entertainment amenities available at Singapore Changi Airport.”

Tiger Airways has seen growing customer demand in connecting flights across its network, with over 20,000 passengers transiting at Singapore Changi Airport to onward destinations in 2012.  Riding on this, the airline has also introduced several innovative products to further enhance  its  passengers‟ experience, including  TigerApp, a mobile booking application available on  the  iPhone and Android mobile platforms;  tigerPLUS, a premium add-on service;  and  TigerShop Online, which allows passengers to pre-order duty-free products ahead of flights.

To celebrate the launch of tigerconnect, Tiger Airways will offer airfares with up to 50%-off on select tigerconnect routes. Travel period for the promotional fares varies with the route. Fares do not include taxes and other charges.  The booking period for this current promotion is from 10 to 16 Jan 2013.

Tiger Airways Announces First Intrastate Route Fares Between Sydney and Coffs Harbour On Sale! (Press Release)

Coinciding with Tiger’s fifth birthday celebrations, the airline today announces its fifth new destination for 2012 with fares between Sydney and Coffs Harbour on sale from Monday 26 November 2012 from 59.95* each way.


According to Tiger Airways press release, Four weekly return flights between Sydney and Coffs Harbour will commence from Friday 15 February 2013, providing over 1400 visitor seats weekly through Sydney and Coffs Harbour airports, departing Sydney and returning from Coffs Harbour airport in the early afternoon. From late March, an additional fifth weekly service will increase the number of weekly seats to 1800 weekly through both airports.

When the new services commence on 15 February 2013, it will be the first time in the airline’s five year history that Tiger will touch down in Coffs Harbour. The new Sydney – Coffs Harbour route will also become the airline’s only intrastate route (all other domestic routes Tiger flies are interstate).

Tiger Airways Australia Commercial Director, Carly Brear says that today’s new route announcement from
Tiger is more good news for consumers as Tiger Airways continues to expand its services around Australia.
“Coffs Harbour is a great tourism destination for leisure seekers with a fantastic year round climate and classic Australian surf beaches and resorts, making it popular with couples and families in particular.


“Tiger will be the only low fare operator on the Sydney – Coffs Harbour route and we’re confident our
services will prove popular, stimulating demand and providing significant tourism and economic benefits to
both markets.”

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, today welcomed the announcement by Tiger Airways that Coffs Harbour would be its first NSW regional flights destination.

Tiger Airways route map

“This is excellent news for regional NSW.  This significant increase in air services to regional NSW is a great
opportunity for tourism and local businesses and will grow the visitor economy in our state,” he said. Local member, Andrew Fraser MP, said, “I’m delighted that Tiger Airways has selected Coffs Harbour as its
first regional NSW destination. Coffs Harbour is the key tourism destination for the mid-north coast. I can
assure all visitors of a warm welcome to the Coffs Coast and that they will enjoy our terrific weather, tranquil
rainforests, sandy beaches and great festivals and events.”

Coffs Harbour Mayor, Councillor Denise Knight welcomed the new services to Coffs Harbour. "This is tremendous news and will well and truly put Coffs Harbour on the map as one of the major holiday and flight destinations in the state - and beyond. It's going to be great for tourism and great for our community and I am thrilled that this potentially massive boost to our local economy has come so early in my term as Mayor."


Sydney Airport chief executive officer, Kerrie Mather congratulated Tiger for continuing to expand its route
network – it’s first route to regional NSW.  "This new Coffs Harbour route is fantastic news for holiday makers, a boost for tourism in regional NSW and continues the growth of regional services from Sydney Airport.”

Tiger Airways fifth new destination confirmed for 2012 follows on from previous announcements of a return
to Cairns, Hobart, Adelaide and Mackay earlier this year.

The airline urges people wanting to seek the best value airfares to sign up to the e-newsletter on the website
homepage to be kept informed about the latest news and sales information directly from Tiger Airways
Australia.
 
Tiger Airways flights between Sydney and Coffs Harbour are on sale tomorrow (Monday 26 November 2012) from around 9pm AEST for travel period 15 February 2013 – July 2013.

Pounce online today to snap up the best fares! Book early and fly cheaper. For information and booking
details, visit www.tigerairways.com.


Key facts:
• Flights between Sydney and Coffs Harbour commence Friday 15 February 2013 departing Sydney
Airport and returning from Coffs Harbour regional airport in the early afternoon.

• From February, four weekly services between Sydney and Coffs Harbour on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday – a fifth weekly Saturday service commences from 31 March 2103.  

• Tiger Airways operates the newest fleet of aircraft in Australia with average age of each aircraft
around four years old.  

• Since Tiger Airways commenced operations in Australia on 23 November 2007, the airline has carried
close to 10 million passengers around Australia.

Scoot Airlines and Tiger Airways rolls out joint itinerary partnership

Singapore based low-cost carriers Scoot Airlines and Tiger Airways have announced a single itinerary partnership on selected routes (Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur, destinations served by Tiger; and Sydney and Gold Coast, served by Scoot) back in October 1st 2012.  This means that a passanger can purchase a single ticket that contains all flight details and fly from Tiger Airways destination to Scoot destination 9 or visa verse) with a single itinary. But on arrival in Singapore Changi Airport, which is hub and base for both airlines, passengers have to pass through immigration and collect their bags before checking into the second leg of their flight.[1]

The partnership was inevitable. Both Scoot and Tiger Airways are low-cost carrier subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. Both are based in Singapore and both operate side by side at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2. Scoot servers mid to long haul range while Tiger Airways serves mainly short haul flights.

1 month after this announcement, the airlines rolled out 13 more destinations for single itinerary:

The Tiger Airways and Scoot tie-up continues to make good progress with the roll out of more joint itineraries. Starting Wednesday, 31 October, travellers flying from Scoot’s destinations, Sydney, Gold Coast, and now Tianjin, will be able to purchase tickets to 13 more Tiger destinations in North Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia. 

The addition of these 13 new destinations – the Indian cities of Bangalore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, and Tiruchirapalli, plus Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Dhaka, Penang, Colombo, Kuching and Jakarta – complements the existing cooperation to Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur, which have been well-received by the market. This brings the total number of destinations served under the Tiger-Scoot partnership to 16.

In addition, customers will now be able to purchase flight itineraries originating from South East Asia. New routes available on single itinerary bookings include Jakarta – Tianjin, Hong Kong – Sydney and Gold Coast, Guangzhou – Sydney and Gold Coast, Hyderabad – Sydney and Gold Coast, Colombo – Sydney, and Chennai – Sydney. 

Transiting through Singapore, these joint itineraries offer increased choice and value to customers, who can take advantage of the unbeatable airfares and combined networks of the two airlines. Connecting between flights is simple, with Scoot and Tiger operating side-by-side at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2.[2]

[1] - TIGER AIRWAYS AND SCOOT SIGN AGREEMENT ON WIDE-RANGING PARTNERSHIP
[2] - TIGER AND SCOOT TO ROLL OUT JOINT ITINERARIES TO 13 MORE DESTINATIONS

Tiger Airways is moving to Terminal 2 adding Hyderabad and Phnom Penh to its destinations

I traveled to Ho Chi Minh City from Singapore yesterday for a short business meeting. Me and boss took a Jetstar flight in the Ho Chi Minh City. I took Tiger Airways from Vietnam to Singapore. Both of these are budget airlines. Taking a budget airline for business trip is getting more common since it significantly reduces the cost of travel. I used to fly by full service carriers such as Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta or Ho Chi Minh City but this downgrade was acceptable since these are not very long flights. Economic situation is getting worse by every passing year in Asia and since West will quantitative ease forever (or until they burn the house) there is no reason to expect it to get better. I prefer to be paid in the future then to fly on a full service carrier now.

Anyway, there are some news on Tiger Airways front. Tiger will move to its new den from Singapore Budget Terminal to Changi Airport Terminal 2 in the early hours of Tuesday 25 September 2012. This is because the Changi Budget Terminal will be demolished to be redeveloped into Changi Terminal 4 building. So Tiger Airways is not the only one moving out. All airlines currently operating in the Budget Terminal,  Berjaya Air, Cebu Pacific, Firefly, South East Asian Airlines and Tiger Airways, will move their operations to Terminal 2 and will start operations there from 0600 hours on 25 September 2012.

Tiger Airways offers budget flights from Singapore to 22 destinations around Singapore.
Photo - Relax.com.sg

Tiger Airways currently flies to 22 destinations in 9 countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, China, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. These destinations are within five-hour radius around Singapore. There will be 2 new destinations added to these this year. By September 27th, Tiger Airways will fly directly from Singapore to Hyderabad and by October, it will fly from Singapore to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

If you are a frequent traveller and want exclusive flight deals, Tiger Airways has an airline privilege program named Stripes which lets you book online from everyone else.