Tiger to resume to Cairns in April

Thursday 2 February 2012

Tiger to resume to Cairns in April

Tiger Airways coming back to Cairns — Tiger Airways will resume to Cairns on April 25, including mid-day Melbourne-Cairns services.

The Far North tourism industry is celebrating the announcement of the return of Tiger Airways’ Melbourne to Cairns route.

Tiger Airways’ domestic services were suspended last July by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for unsafe practices.

Despite returning to other domestic airports since their clearance to return to operations from late last August, Tiger’s Melbourne-Cairns route – the airline’s only service into Cairns - was not included.

However, the airline has announced it will resume flights into Cairns with a daily Melbourne – Cairns return service from 25 April, 2012, with a mid-day service also being offered for the first time.

Cairns Airport Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Brown, said Tiger’s resumption of the busy route had been long awaited.

“That Tiger will again operate services into Cairns, on what has been voted Australia’s fastest growing route, and just ahead of our peak season, is very welcome news indeed,” Mr Brown said.

“Tiger commenced flights into Cairns in September 2010 and proved a popular airline, even while operating on late night arrival and early morning departure times.

“We also welcome the fact that Tiger is going to provide a daytime service, arriving into Cairns at 12:15pm and departing at 12:45pm, offering greater convenience for its passengers.

“It is also excellent news for the regional economy with a daily domestic service calculated on average to provide an additional $75 million per annum in gross regional product and generate 843 new jobs in the region.”

Mr Brown said Cairns Airport had worked closely with Tiger Airways to find the right time to relaunch their Melbourne – Cairns service and said negotiations would continue into introducing new routes.

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