How bad are Tiger Airways?

[jiggles]

Considering an impromteau trip to Melbourne as an early birthday thing...flight are a bit shit with all the others..while Tiger is 39bucks.

I know you get what you pay for...but just how bad are they??

 

[Paolo]

Channel 7 were showing some airways show earlier this year which centred around Tiger Airways and it gave the impression that it was just one big clusterf**k.

 

[jiggles]

This is true. But the show was agreed to by Tiger, so either their marketing team is an absolute retard, or there must be something still keeping people going there aside from the cheap flights. Plus, I have had enough terrible flights with Jetstar (You bastard, Garry).

Then again, I don't wanna risk running into Corrine Grant...that face, ugh.

 

[marinermick]

Got flights next month to Melbourne for $196 return for the three of us.

You pay for what you get so I am not expecting much.

 

[jiggles]

Ah cool

Looks like I'll be going to Melbourne then...woo!

 

[FFC Mariner]

for $39 you would expect it not to be too flash

Probably still better than Deathstar though.

Worst Airline Ever

 

[marinermick]

Probably still better than Deathstar though.

Worst Airline Ever

for the second time in a row we had to have another fly around coming into newcastle with jetstar

the pilot made some excuse about air traffic but sacko and i noticed that he missed his turn and would have come in too fast

this was after we had the roughest landing ever on touchdown to brisbane

 

[FFC Mariner]

I wouldnt fly Deathstar if they paid me $500 each way.

Always late/cancelled. Rudest staff ever.

No matter how bad Tiger might be, it will still be 1st class compared to those f**kers.

/end rant

 

[Paolo]

I wouldnt fly Deathstar if they paid me $500 each way.

Always late/cancelled. Rudest staff ever.

No matter how bad Tiger might be, it will still be 1st class compared to those f**kers.

/end rant

Your not doing much to shake the whinging pom stereotype are you?

 

[jiggles]

That Deathstar flight to Newcastle from Brisbane honestly...scared the SHIT out of me. But, I'm poor. And my flights to Gold Coast in December only cost like $33. Plus, until a month ago...I travelled CityRail every single day...soooo....i'm used to shit transport.

 

[dibo]

i've flown deathstar a coupla times to brissy but from sydney and had no such problems. never flown tiger.

i've had some interesting flights with qantas (including one time sitting next to a nun counting out her rosaries on a flight when cabin staff were strapped down the entire time), but even flying into bumpy, mountain surrounded canberra some 40-odd times including in fog and landing in massive storms in sydney i've never experienced a go-around. that *would* be an interesting feeling, probably in the same way as falling onto a rising seesaw would be though...

 

[Arabmariner]

I've never experienced any of the above........just lucky I suppose.

Then again I never go for those dodgy type airlines with the starting handle and propellors 

I'll pay the extra money and stay living thanks.

 

[Jazzie]

I've flown with Jetstar many times, and have never had a problem. Left on time, arrived on time, no crashes. Haven't tried Tiger, but you can't argue with $39 to Melbourne.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

I've never had a problem with Jetstar nor Tiger, I really don't see what the big issue is.

 

[jiggles]

I love a website that doesn't spell correctly....

Please check-in 2 hours prior ro scheduled departure.

ro? nice.

Also, really...2 hours for a domestic flight? Somewhere else on the site it says 45 mins?

 

[serious14]

I think it's trying to say that check-in opens 2 hours before departure.

 

[jiggles]

Well they sent me a confirmation email, which is better than JetStar have done...

 

[hasbeen]

I love a website that doesn't spell correctly....

Please check-in 2 hours prior ro scheduled departure.

ro? nice.

Also, really...2 hours for a domestic flight? Somewhere else on the site it says 45 mins?

No .. 2 hours is correct. It takes that long to go through the emergency evacuation procedures ... 

 

[jiggles]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/01/17/1137466991238.html

See, it happens on the big people's planes too... I'd rather be stranded than have my engine on fire...

 

[Arabmariner]

Yeah but it landed ok.

The one propeller engine Tiger plane would have just nosedived