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Incheon Tiger Airways was a planned low-cost airline
Low-cost carrier

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services....
 to be based in Incheon, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Seoul, Korea. Tiger Airways would have owned 49% of the carrier and the South Korean city of Incheon the rest. The project was scrapped in December 2008.

fficial routes have been announced. Incheon Tiger Airways will start with five Airbus A320 planes and expects to fly on domestic routes as well as to destinations in Japan, China, Russia and Mongolia.

r Airways intended to begin commercial service in late 2008 or early 2009.

eon Tiger Airways would have followed the business model of sister airline Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways

Tiger Airways Private Limited is a low-cost airline based in Singapore, with its primary hub at Singapore Changi Airport. Incorporated in September 2003, it is currently the largest low-cost airline operating out of Singapore in terms of passengers carried....
, which is a low-cost airline which attempts to increase the total market size (number of passengers), control operating costs of the airline, and maximise the number of sectors served by its aircraft.






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Incheon Tiger Airways was a planned low-cost airline
Low-cost carrier

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services....
 to be based in Incheon, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Seoul, Korea. Tiger Airways would have owned 49% of the carrier and the South Korean city of Incheon the rest. The project was scrapped in December 2008.

Routes

No official routes have been announced. Incheon Tiger Airways will start with five Airbus A320 planes and expects to fly on domestic routes as well as to destinations in Japan, China, Russia and Mongolia.

Commencing service

Tiger Airways intended to begin commercial service in late 2008 or early 2009.

Business model

Incheon Tiger Airways would have followed the business model of sister airline Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways

Tiger Airways Private Limited is a low-cost airline based in Singapore, with its primary hub at Singapore Changi Airport. Incorporated in September 2003, it is currently the largest low-cost airline operating out of Singapore in terms of passengers carried....
, which is a low-cost airline which attempts to increase the total market size (number of passengers), control operating costs of the airline, and maximise the number of sectors served by its aircraft. It will keep cost low by avoiding expensive airports.

Fleet


Incheon Tiger Airways Fleet
AircraftNumberCapacityRoutes
Airbus A320-200
Airbus A320

The Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range commercial passenger airliners are manufactured by Airbus, the only narrowbody family manufactured by them....
0 (5 planned)180 (180Y)Domestic


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See also

  • Tiger Airways
    Tiger Airways

    Tiger Airways Private Limited is a low-cost airline based in Singapore, with its primary hub at Singapore Changi Airport. Incorporated in September 2003, it is currently the largest low-cost airline operating out of Singapore in terms of passengers carried....
  • Tiger Airways Australia
    Tiger Airways Australia

    Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd is a low-cost carrier which commenced services in the Australian domestic airline market on 23 November 2007. It is a subsidiary of Tiger Aviation, a Singapore based company, which is owned in part by Singapore Airlines....


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