Tiger Airways announces Cairns service
BREAKING NEWS: Low cost Asian airline Tiger Airways is to begin daily services between Cairns and Melbourne from $98 one way.
The late night/early morning flights are due to start in September subject to regulatory approval.
Using Airbus A320 aircraft with 180 seats, the airline has the capacity to bring more than 2500 people a week to Cairns.
It is the fourth major airline to operate on the domestic network to Cairns and the airline says it could be the beginning of more flights from other destinations.
The flights will leave Melbourne at 9pm and arrive at 12.25am and return at 12.55am to touch down in Melbourne at 4.20am.
The industry welcomed the flights, providing more seats and more competition.
Share this article
Cairns Regional Council budget in balance
CAIRNS Regional councillors are locked in a battle deciding whether to hand down a big-spending budget with hefty rate rises or a consolidating budget, in which council will carry a large financial burden.
Public housing protesters caught on security camera
THE first item of business for workers on a controversial public housing project at Bluewater Harbour yesterday was to put in CCTV cameras - a move that has outraged residents.
Tiger pounces on the Far North
BUDGET airline Tiger Airways is to start daily services between Cairns and Melbourne charging from $98 one way.
Dugong kill disgusts town leader
AN Aboriginal leader is appalled by the deaths of three dugongs off Cairns, calling for the harshest penalty to be handed down to those involved.
Scientists play tag with tiger sharks
SCIENTISTS will soon catch tiger sharks by the tail on the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to better understand the sharks' feeding behaviour.
