81% Boost in Passenger Volume for Tiger Airways since moving to Budget Terminal in Singapore

Singapore-based low cost airline, Tiger Airways claims to have boosted its passenger volume by more than 80% since moving to the Budget terminal in end March 2006.

“We have seen passenger volume jump by more than 80% in the three months since we started operating at the Budget Terminal. Our load factors have also grown by an average 21% while our capacity has increased by more than 50%. This shows that our move to the Budget Terminal has paid off in terms of higher growth for Tiger Airways in all areas,” said Tiger Airways CEO, Tony Davis.

Davis, who was giving the media an update of the airline’s operations, said, “the move to the Budget Terminal has enabled us to better control our operational costs and improve the efficiency of our operations. This allows us to provide consistent low fares to our customers and more efficient services such as allowing passengers to check in 30 minutes before departure compared with 45 minutes previously.”

The airline is aiming to hit its second millionth passenger by this year end.

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