Budget carrier Tiger Airways adds two new destinations with a five-weekly flight to Hyderabad and a daily flight to Phnom Penh.
SINGAPORE – Tiger Airways launches inaugural direct services between Singapore and Hyderabad, India, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The inaugural flight to Hyderabad is slated to arrive in the Indian city at 0040 hrs on 28 September 2012. It marks the first regional low cost flight between Singapore and Hyderabad, and the sixth Indian destination on Tiger Airways’ network.
The first flight to Phnom Penh will take off on 1 October 2012. This is Tiger Singapore’s first Cambodian destination and grows the Airline’s network to over 30 cities in the region.
“We are excited to see our paw print growing with the launch of inaugural flights to two of Asia’s most popular destinations – India and Cambodia,” said Tiger Airways’ Group CEO Koay Peng Yen, “With a strong track record as Singapore’s most punctual carrier and being rated the best on-time airline in South East Asia in July and August1, Tiger Singapore is focused on building its presence to cater to the increasing demand for a reliable, friendly and great value service.”
Renowned for their history and captivating charms, both cities offer uniquely distinctive cultures and opportunities as emerging Asian economies.
“The two cities have plenty to offer both leisure and business travellers. Apart from being popular tourist destinations, we expect the new additions to our network to be well-received by business travellers as well. Hyderabad is building its reputation for being the technology capital and Phnom Penh has made great strides to become a leading business hub in the region,” added Mr Koay.
In celebration of the inaugural flights, the airline is offering exceptional fares to Hyderabad as well as to Phnom Penh. Tiger Airways operates the Singapore-Hyderabad five times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The promotional fares to Hyderabad are available for sale from now until 3 October 2012, for travel between 27 September 2012 and 31 October 2012.
Tiger Airways operates a daily frequency to Phnom Penh. The promotional fares to Phnom Penh are available for sale from 1 October 2012 until 10 October 2012, for travel between 1 October 2012 and 31 October 2012.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
