Originally Posted by onlyemirates
Can anybody give me any resonable debate as to why they think Tiger will do well?
Singapore Airlines want the Pacific routes, they have been trying for years to get on them however they are protected by the Australian Government. A way around that is to set up a domestic airline in Australia (in this case Tiger), get it up & running, sell 51% of it to Australian investors so its then technically an Australian airline - that then gives Tiger the right to apply to fly to the USA from Australia. I daresay the domestic operations are nothing but a facade for the long term aspirations of Singapore Airlines to get a slice of the Pacific Pie - even if it does mean they can only have a 49% stake in the operating airline.