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I have it on good authority that a Tiger aircraft from Melbourne is stranded in Alice Springs with a fuel problem of some sort ( I am led to believe it is something to do with a fuel monitoring pump or simular).
I am also led to believe Tiger put up the outbound passengers in hotels overnight. If this is true, bravo Tiger, as many LCC's won't and it is the passengers bad luck if the aircraft don't go on the day it is supposed to.
I am also led to believe Tiger put up the outbound passengers in hotels overnight. If this is true, bravo Tiger, as many LCC's won't and it is the passengers bad luck if the aircraft don't go on the day it is supposed to.
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Mr Hat - thank you very much; I am definitely interested in Tiger although whether Tiger would be interested in a 59 year old A320 experienced DEC is another matter....
Anyone have a view?
Anyone have a view?
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This is the famous Fifth A320 for Melbourne that was due 1.5 years ago....
If she was serious she would have stayed committed to the TWO A320's that were meant to arrive later this year, now they only want one....but then again Shelley Roberts and the word committed have never gone together.
The folks at the reins of Tiger are nothing but a bunch of sheep. I can see great plans ahead
If she was serious she would have stayed committed to the TWO A320's that were meant to arrive later this year, now they only want one....but then again Shelley Roberts and the word committed have never gone together.
The folks at the reins of Tiger are nothing but a bunch of sheep. I can see great plans ahead
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Having not posted for a while and looking at the posts - back into the frey!
IMHO Tiger have now been going long enough, and slowly expanding in response to the economic reality (ayone out there honestly want to tell me, 18 months ago, they could see the QF group cutting services as they have and talking about..gulp..pilot redundencies?? Anyone??) Hmmm to suggest there is no reason they are not here to stay.
So at the same time Tiger are NOT expanding as quickly due to the economic realities (whilst QF are heading in the same direction by reducing services) but QF is ok and Tiger have stuffed it up??
Anyone want to say QF handle "recovery" any better than any other airline please refer to Perth this am, you mean no-one had the forsight to see yet ANOTHER Perth f**kup, you mean there were no spare aircraft/crews in non curfew airports (SY is NOT the centre of the universe to anyone in management who has any concept of "big picture") to keep things moving?? QF no longer have reserve crews??
(In fairness the report of the pax who spent $28,000 to take the family to Buller - who in their right mind would spend that money and not guarentee better snow at Thredbo or similar; Perth ****** or Perth ****** travel consultant-discuss!)
Sorry but unusually I appear to have digressed.
Tiger have some great people flying for them, their CP is one I would personally fly to the end of the earth with (some other management types from the past I would prefer not to walk to the end of the termainal with, maybe just me??)
Management and pilots will NEVER meld - just think dysfunctional families syndrome - just ask pornstar pilots who have been transferred/demoted/promised to be CP of the whole universe etc etc...and sadly these promises may not have actually been followed through by pornstar management; strange , that!
Tiger have established - and now they will grow...IMHO
Cheers all
galdian
IMHO Tiger have now been going long enough, and slowly expanding in response to the economic reality (ayone out there honestly want to tell me, 18 months ago, they could see the QF group cutting services as they have and talking about..gulp..pilot redundencies?? Anyone??) Hmmm
to suggest there is no reason they are not here to stay.So at the same time Tiger are NOT expanding as quickly due to the economic realities (whilst QF are heading in the same direction by reducing services) but QF is ok and Tiger have stuffed it up??
Anyone want to say QF handle "recovery" any better than any other airline please refer to Perth this am, you mean no-one had the forsight to see yet ANOTHER Perth f**kup, you mean there were no spare aircraft/crews in non curfew airports (SY is NOT the centre of the universe to anyone in management who has any concept of "big picture") to keep things moving?? QF no longer have reserve crews??
(In fairness the report of the pax who spent $28,000 to take the family to Buller - who in their right mind would spend that money and not guarentee better snow at Thredbo or similar; Perth ****** or Perth ****** travel consultant-discuss!)
Sorry but unusually I appear to have digressed.
Tiger have some great people flying for them, their CP is one I would personally fly to the end of the earth with (some other management types from the past I would prefer not to walk to the end of the termainal with, maybe just me??)
Management and pilots will NEVER meld - just think dysfunctional families syndrome - just ask pornstar pilots who have been transferred/demoted/promised to be CP of the whole universe etc etc...and sadly these promises may not have actually been followed through by pornstar management; strange , that!
Tiger have established - and now they will grow...IMHO
Cheers all
galdian
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Stuck in Alice
Mostly - your good authority was spot on!
Flight was delayed for about 28 hours but this turned out to be one of the best journey's I have ever been on - the flight crew were out of this world - truly truly awesome!
Everyone was looked after throughout - none of that having to sleep on airport benches, plenty of refreshments and lots of information - a real tribute to Tiger.
Flight was delayed for about 28 hours but this turned out to be one of the best journey's I have ever been on - the flight crew were out of this world - truly truly awesome!
Everyone was looked after throughout - none of that having to sleep on airport benches, plenty of refreshments and lots of information - a real tribute to Tiger.
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Hi Shelley long time no hear
is it really true you bring the xtra planes or are you just telling people **** again.
really the way to say you stuffed up with the perth flight is to just say it. not look at what qantas did they actual went to perth and only upset 168 on the return
by the way whats happened to our OTP or that like your managment rating with the staff, anymore letters to staff saying the probloem is them
, as for CP you should follow his lead, he knows what the hell is going on unlike you
its the best way to improve staff is you leave.
is it really true you bring the xtra planes or are you just telling people **** again. really the way to say you stuffed up with the perth flight is to just say it. not look at what qantas did they actual went to perth and only upset 168 on the return by the way whats happened to our OTP or that like your managment rating with the staff, anymore letters to staff saying the probloem is them, as for CP you should follow his lead, he knows what the hell is going on unlike you its the best way to improve staff is you leave.
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galdian. What bull****.
How many times do you quote "Economic Downturn benefiting our business", "people are looking for cheaper alternatives"..never will forget the one "People are parking porcches outside T4", yet pax numbers are miserable, especially ex Adelaide. So what happens when the Government $$ runs out...just pull another Jetstar and bail out on SA?
Well they handle it better than you do.
So at the same time Tiger are NOT expanding as quickly due to the economic realities
, yet pax numbers are miserable, especially ex Adelaide. So what happens when the Government $$ runs out...just pull another Jetstar and bail out on SA?
Anyone want to say QF handle "recovery" any better than any other airline please refer to Perth this am
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319your misconception - I don't work for Tiger, I'm just an outsider looking at what's going on - and I still reckon they've establishd enough to exist and grow.You disagree - traumatic though it is I'll learn to live with it. BTW I fully agree about one thing - does seem the big boss is taking her time to understand the airline game and occasionally resorts to thinking tasers are a good way to motivate morale. I would tend to disagree!
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CAN YOU SMELL IT
From November Tiger are planning almost 200 services a week from their Adelaide and Melbourne bases to Sydney.
Big time catpiss.
Smells like the history of one of their co-owners.
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From November Tiger are planning almost 200 services a week from their Adelaide and Melbourne bases to Sydney.
Big time catpiss.
Smells like the history of one of their co-owners.
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Trimwheel, I regret to inform you but what you have written is somewhat far from the truth, there is no denying that Tiger has gone through a learning curve but from what I know from those inside, alot of the issues of a start up airline have been ironed out, the place is expanding, new aircraft are arriving, and network is growing, your comments regarding inexperienced pilots flying together is completely untrue also is your comment regarding cabin crew screening, yes everyone works hard but that is airlines world-wide, the day of the legacy carrier is over and no airlines can afford less than to utilse their workforce within the safe and legal boundaries. The Dispatch staff are on a structured shift pattern, which, again as with all other Distapch/Operations departments WORLDWIDE, would ask on occasion to work an extra shift here and there, with consumate renumeration. Please get your facts right prior to launching into your complete diatribe....what happened did they reject your resume or something........