Tigerair Taiwan

Tigerair Taiwan
IATA ICAO Callsign
IT TTW SMART CAT
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 26 September 2014
Hubs Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Fleet size 9
Destinations 13
Parent company China Airlines (80%)
Headquarters

No3., Alley 123, Lane 405, Tunghwa N. Rd., Taipei,
10548. Taiwan

Key people Kwan Yue (CEO)
Website

Tigerair Taiwan (traditional Chinese: 臺灣虎航; simplified Chinese: 台湾虎航; pinyin: Táiwān Hǔháng) is a low-cost carrier (LCC) based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The airline currently has seven aircraft and will expand its fleet to 12 aircraft by 2016.[1] It was the first Taiwan-based LCC to start operations and currently the only one of the two LCCs in Taiwan still flying (V Air of Transasia Airways discontinued operations at the end of September 2016). It was formed as a joint venture between China Airlines Group and Tiger Airways Holdings. China Airlines holds 80 percent of the share while Tiger Airways Holdings and Mandarin Airlines each hold 10%.[2]

History

Taiwan was the last major market in Asia to not have a low-cost carrier (LCC). In early 2013, China Airlines and Transasia Airways became the first Taiwanese carriers to express interests in forming LCCs. The further reduction in entry barriers by the Civil Aeronautics Administration made it favorable for the creation of LCCs.

In October 2013, China Airlines chairman Sun Hung-Hsiang announced that the airline was in talks with a foreign LCC to start a LCC based in Taiwan. The partnership was made public in December 2013 when China Airlines created a new joint venture with Singaporean low cost carrier Tigerair to establish Tigerair Taiwan. As part of the deal, China Airlines would hold a 90 percent share in the new carrier while Tiger Airways Holdings hold the other 10 percent. In March 2014, China Airlines subsidiary Mandarin Airlines took over 10% of its parent company's share in Tigerair Taiwan.

In September 2014, Tigerair Taiwan received Air Operator's Certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The airline thus commenced operations on 26 September 2014, with the first flight being IT511 from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Singapore Changi Airport.

Livery

Tigerair Taiwan A320 at Tokyo Narita International Airport

All Tigerair Taiwan aircraft wears the Tigerair group livery along while having the words "TAIWAN" painted onto the rear of the fuselage. The airline is the first international carrier to have the words 'Taiwan' as part of a corporate livery or a company name.[2]

Destinations

Tigerair Taiwan has a network strategy that focuses on Southeast and Northeast Asia. The carrier is evaluating a South Korean destination, either Jeju or Busan; and a Vietnamese destination, either Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi.[3] Da Nang was mentioned as a future destination, yet no specific information has been given yet.[2]

Tigerair Taiwan serves the following destinations:

Hub
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Began Ended Refs
BangkokThailandDMK VTBDDon Mueang International Airport2014present
Busan
begins 19 January 2017		South KoreaPUSRKPKGimhae International Airport2017present[4]
Chiang MaiThailand CNX VTCC Chiang Mai International Airport20142015[5]
DaeguSouth KoreaTAE RKTNDaegu International Airport2016present[6]
FukuokaJapanFUKRJFFFukuoka Airport2016present[7]
HakodateJapanHKDRJCHHakodate Airport2016present[8]
KaohsiungTaiwanKHHRCKHKaohsiung International Airport2014present
Kota KinabaluMalaysiaBKI WBKKKota Kinabalu International Airport20162017[9][10]
MacauMacau MFM VMMC Macau International Airport2014present
NagoyaJapanNGORJGGChubu Centrair International Airport2016present[11]
NahaJapanOKAROAHNaha Airport2015present[12]
OkayamaJapanOKJRJOBOkayama Airport2016present[13]
OsakaJapanKIXRJBBKansai International Airport2015present[14]
SendaiJapan SDJ RJSSSendai Airport2016present[15]
SingaporeSingapore SIN WSSS Singapore Changi Airport20142017[9][16]
TaipeiTaiwanTPERCTPTaoyuan International Airport2014present[17]
TokyoJapanHND RJTT Haneda Airport2015present[18]
TokyoJapanNRTRJAANarita International Airport2015present[19]
ZhangjiajieChinaDYG ZGDYZhangjiajie Hehua Airport2015present[20]

Fleet

The Tigerair Taiwan fleet consists of an all Airbus fleet (as of June 2016).[21]

Tigerair Taiwan Fleet

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 9 3 180 EIS: 3 in 2016
Total 9 3

See also

References

  1. ↑ "客貨運皆看好 華航新機陸續到". Sina.com.tw. Sina.com.tw. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Shih, Kai-Chin. "LCC War Kicks Off In Taiwan: Tigerair Taiwan and V Air Ready To Take To The Skies". http://talkairlines.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/talkairlines-lcc-war-kicks-off-in-taiwan-tigerair-taiwan-and-v-air-ready-to-take-to-the-skies/. >talkairlines. Retrieved 25 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "台灣虎航明年3月先飛東京 再接續濟州、越南". China Times. China Times. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan plans Busan launch in Jan 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Ends Chiang Mai Service from August 2015". Airlineroute.net. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Adds Taipei – Daegu Service from May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/16/it-fukngo-jan16/
  8. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Adds Hakodate Flights from August 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Tigerair Taiwan cancels 2 routes from Jan 2017". routesonline. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Adds Taipei – Kota Kinabalu Flights from mid-March 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  11. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/16/it-fukngo-jan16/
  12. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan to Start Taipei - Okinawa Service from late-June 2015". Airlineroute.net. 20 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Adds Okayama Service from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tigerair Taiwan to Start Taipei - Osaka Service from July 2015". Airlineroute.net. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan Plans Sendai Service from late-June 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan to Start Operations from late-Sep 2014". routesonline. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Tigerair Taiwan destinations".
  18. ↑ "tigerair Taiwan to Start Taipei Taoyuan - Tokyo Haneda Flights from late-Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "台灣虎航4月2日開航桃園-東京成田". CNYES.com. CNYES.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  20. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/19/it-dyg-dec15/
  21. ↑ "Tigerair Taiwan Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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