Tigerair
Defunct low-cost airline of Singapore (2003–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tiger Airways Singapore Pte Ltd, operating as Tigerair, was a low-cost airline headquartered in Singapore. It operated services to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, China and India from its main base at Singapore Changi Airport. It was founded as an independent airline in 2003, and was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange under the Tiger Airways Holdings name in 2010. In October 2014, parent company Tiger Airways Holdings became a subsidiary of the SIA Group, who took a 56% ownership stake.[3]
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Founded | 12 December 2003 (2003-12-12) | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) (merged into Scoot) | ||||||
Operating bases | Singapore | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | KrisFlyer | ||||||
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Headquarters | Singapore | ||||||
Key people | Lee Lik Hsin (CEO)[2] |
On 18 May 2016, Singapore Airlines established Budget Aviation Holdings, a holding company to own and manage its budget airlines Scoot and Tiger Airways following the delisting of Tiger Airways from the Singapore Stock Exchange.[2] Tigerair merged with Scoot on 25 July 2017, retaining its air operator's certificate while operating under the Scoot brand.[4]