Virgin Australia shuts down budget brand Tigerair
Budget carrier Tigerair Australia has official closed down for good.
The airline confirmed its permanent closure in an email to customers.
Customers still with bookings for Tigerair Australia flights will receive flight credits which can be converted to flights under parent company, Virgin Australia.
Virgin Australia had indefinitely suspended Tigerair operations when it fell into financial difficulty earlier this year.
Although it said Tigerair would cease operations, it planned to keep its air operator’s certificate just in case there was demand to restart it.
That will apparently not happen now.
Virgin Australia’s CEO, Paul Scurrah reckons it could still take three years for the market to fully recover.
It leaves Qantas-owned Jetstar as the only dedicated LCC still operating in the Australia market.
Written by Ray Montgomery, Asia Pacific editor
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