Incheon Tiger Airways
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| Incheon Tiger Airways | ||
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| Founded | 2008 | |
| Hubs | Incheon Airport (Incheon) | |
| Fleet size | 0 (5 intended) | |
| Destinations | 0 | |
| Headquarters | Incheon, Korea | |
| Key people | Chris Ward (Managing Director) Tony Davis (CEO,Tiger Aviation) |
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| Website: www.tigerairways.com | ||
Incheon Tiger Airways is a low-cost airline which will be based in Incheon, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Seoul, Korea. Tiger Airways will own 49 per cent of the carrier and the South Korean city of Incheon will own the rest.
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[edit] Routes
No official routes have been announced. Incheon Tiger Airways will start with five Airbus A320 planes and expects to fly on domestic routes as well as to destinations in Japan, China, Russia and Mongolia.
[edit] Commencing service
Tiger Airways intends to begin commercial service in 2008.
[edit] Business model
Incheon Tiger Airways will follow the business model of sister airline Tiger Airways, which is a low-cost airline which attempts to increase the total market size (number of passengers), control operating costs of the airline, and maximise the number of sectors served by its aircraft. [1] It will keep cost low by avoiding expensive airports. [2]
[edit] Fleet
| Aircraft | Number | Capacity | Routes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 0 (5 planned) | 180 (180Y) | Domestic |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Facts Sheet. Tiger Airways. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ Tiger vows to shun high-cost airports
[edit] External links
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