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Tiger Airways Australia is celebrating its 250,000th passenger through Avalon Airport with thousands of airfares on all Avalon routes on special sale. The significant milestone has been achieved in less than five months since launching flights from Tiger’s third Australian base on 10 November 2010. The announcement comes just days after the airline recently celebrated seven million passengers flown since commencing operations in Australia on 23 November 2007.
Tiger’s 250,000th passenger flew on flight TT6242 to Adelaide departing from Avalon Airport. The lucky passenger, from Glen Waverley, Melbourne, met at Avalon Airport’s check in area and was presented with a $250 travel voucher to use on the Tiger network in the future, as well as a complimentary car park pass to use at Avalon Airport. The prize couldn’t come at a better time for the mother of six young children who intends to travel with Tiger on another family holiday in the near future. She says she flies Tiger regularly and chose to fly to Adelaide from Avalon Airport this time due to the combined affordability of both options.
Tiger Airways Australia Managing Director Crawford Rix says the milestone is “further proof that Australians love our low airfares – they continue to vote with their feet.
“Avalon’s low cost model is very much in synch with ours and allows us to continue to expand our paw print around Australia, at the same time providing consistently the lowest airfares for domestic travel.
“Our newest base in Australia at Avalon Airport in Victoria complements our other services in Victoria operating from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport – essentially it means more tourism benefits for the State and more low fare travel options for our customers,” says Mr Rix.
Avalon Airport CEO Justin Giddings congratulated Tiger Airways on achieving quarter of a million passengers in a relatively short period of time.
“Avalon Airport provides a convenient alternative for travelers in Melbourne and Geelong” he says. “Tiger passengers love our low cost parking and convenient terminal facilities. Congratulations to Tiger Airways on their continued expansion and this milestone at Avalon Airport.”
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
