Tiger Airways Australia will commence new services between Sydney and Cairns from today. The airline’s inaugural service from Sydney will touch down at Cairns Airport at around 9am local time.
 
Tiger Airways has already indicated strong consumer support for the destination by announcing the current four-weekly return services between Sydney and Cairns will increase to seven (or one daily return service) by June 2013, delivering up to 2520 additional visitor seats through Cairns Airport weekly.

Tiger Airways Head of Communications, Vanessa Regan said it's an important move for the low-cost carrier.

“Tiger’s new services to Cairns further increase Tiger’s presence in Queensland; an ever popular state for our customers to visit, particularly as we head into the winter season when many Sydneysiders and Victorians are seeking an affordable escape to sunny Queensland.

“Early sales on our new route have been pleasing and we expect the momentum to continue now that the route is operating. As an airline that evolves based on customer demand, we’re confident our new services between Sydney and Cairns will prove successful.”

Cairns Airport GM Aeronautical Development & Marketing, Janice Antonson, welcomes the new Tiger service.

"Sydney to Cairns has always been a popular route and the addition of two and a half thousand seats during the peak season will provide a great to boost passenger numbers.”