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Tiger Airways Australia

Australia · GO CAT · Active

Ceased Operations

Tigerair Australia suspended flying in March 2020 during the COVID-19 downturn, and following Virgin Australia's administration and sale to Bain Capital, the new owners confirmed in September 2020 that the Tigerair brand would be permanently discontinued.

TTIATA Code
TGWICAO Code
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GO CATCallsign
AustraliaCountry
4In Dataset
ActiveStatus

Airline Identity

Full NameTiger Airways Australia
Alias—
IATA CodeTT
ICAO CodeTGW
Numeric Code—
CallsignGO CAT
CountryAustralia
StatusActive
Founded23 November 2007
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Parent GroupVirgin Australia Holdings

History

Tiger Airways Australia (later Tigerair Australia) launched domestic low-cost services on 23 November 2007 as an Australian subsidiary of Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings, based at Melbourne Airport. Virgin Australia Holdings acquired a 60% stake in October 2012 and took full ownership by October 2014, after which the carrier expanded to secondary bases at Sydney and Brisbane and briefly flew international services to Bali before dropping that route in February 2017.

Current Operations

Tigerair Australia does not operate today. It suspended all flying in March 2020 as COVID-19 travel restrictions collapsed demand, and after parent Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration and was subsequently sold to Bain Capital, the new owners confirmed on 10 September 2020 that the Tigerair brand would be permanently retired rather than restarted.

Last verified 2026-09-03· Source: airline public disclosures, company press releases & aviation-industry reporting.

Country of Registration

CountryAustralia (AU) ↗
Airlines in country24
Profiled airports4
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