Thai Tiger Airways was a planned low fare airline, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
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| Founded | August 2010 |
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| Ceased operations | 19 September 2011 |
| Operating bases | Don Mueang International Airport |
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| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
It was formed in 2010 as a joint venture between Tiger Airways of Singapore and Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways International. However, the plan was scrapped on 19 September 2011 by Thai Airways International. As a result of this, Thai Tiger Airways became superfluous when Thai Smile made a successful launch.[1]
History
editThe board of directors of Thai Airways International plc had agreed to co-invest with Tiger Airways Holdings Limited to set up a new low-cost airline, as said by the executive director of the Legal Department at Thai Niruth Maneepan.
The low-cost airlines, Thai Tiger Airways, was to have an initial capital of 200 million baht. Thai would invest 99.6 million baht, or 49.8 per cent in the new joint venture. Thai's affiliate firms would take 1.2 per cent stake, and Tiger Airlines Holdings would hold the remaining 49 per cent.
The co-investment memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday, 2 August 2010, by Thai president Piyasvasti Amranand and Tiger Airlines Holdings CEO Tony Davis.[2]
It would serve regularly scheduled domestic and international flights from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand.
Thai Tiger Airways would be the second low-cost airline operating both domestic and international flights from the Suvarnabhumi Airport. Plans were made to commence operations in the first quarter of 2011, pending regulatory approvals. Thai Tiger would operate international and domestic flights offering short-haul, point-to-point services within a 5-hour flying radius.[3] Thai Tiger had originally planned to commence operations in May 2011,[4] though by July 2011 the Thai government had not yet approved the airline.[5]
It faced objections from incumbent future competitors Bangkok Airways, Nok Air and Thai AirAsia.
Instead, on 19 August 2011, a new airline, Thai Wings, was created. That airline successfully made its first flight on 7 July 2012 under the name of Thai Smile, with Thai Tiger Airways officially defunct.
Fleet
editThai Tiger Airways would have used Suvarnabhumi Airport as its gateway to fly to other nations in Southeast Asia.
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 0 | 15 | 180 | New leather seating configuration |
References
edit- ^ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/256966/thai-scraps-plan-for-jv-with-tiger THAI scraps plan for JV with Tiger
- ^ "Thai, Tiger to launch new low-cost airline". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Nation, The. "THAI'S Thai Tiger, new low-cost airline launched". Nationmultimedia.com. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Thai Tiger Airways To Begin Operations In May". Bernama. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ "Thai presses on with current strategy and new regional carrier despite upcoming political changes". Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2011.