I heard it was a thronomeister issue...but you didn't get it from me!:oh:

The term 'operational' reasons hides so many issues. Some issues are insignificant and ****e happens. Others are not so insignificant and comes as a result of very poor processes on the airlines front- lack of operational control, lack of crews, lack of staff, etc. I suspect that GB wants to know for the same reason as the rest of us. Was this simply '****e happens' or is it an issue of significant depth that could affect the ongoing viability of Tiger? :suspect:

I am not in a position to give people legal advice - my position is that I am a consumer, and I am looking forward to Tiger serving an airport near me. When everything goes right, it will be a good flight at a nice fare.

I can only follow this issue through the thread on pprune - if Tiger has used planes from other airlines, they are aware of public opinion.

Does Australia/NZ need an EU regulation? If Tiger, and other airlines that follow them operate in a spirit of goodwill, then no. But the EU regulation is there because this situation has happened in Europe, and Ryanair was famous for telling passengers to go away, not our problem. I looked at the Ryanair policy on cancellation of planes, and I saw that it is covered by the EU regulation. This EU regulation actually has its own wikipedia article to describe what happens - you get refreshments and phone calls if the plane is two hours late. You get overnight accommodation if the airline cannot get you home that day. Before you say not another EU regulation, please look at it, because it would have covered the situation at Gold Coast Airport.

Either the airlines know there will some things they have to do as good will gestures or an Australian/NZ regulation may be introduced by a politician who hates airlines, and it may be stronger than the EU regulation.

Some airlines in the EU are quibbling about

I love the way the passengers on those news "specials" about something that happened with an airline always know everything. Personally I'd rather be stuck on the Gold Coast another day than flying in a plane with a serious problem (if that is why the flight was cancelled, I couldn't work it out from the news, but it obviously wouldn't have been cancelled if it could safely go ahead)

Why not just make the best of it? "Sorry boss, can't work tomorrow, my flight got cancelled! Damn shame that, I'm gonna have to go to the club tonight and the beach tomorrow"

Thats what I did last time I had a flight cancelled on me. Best inconvenience EVER!:ok:

Some very strange passengers and events occurring on Tiger Flights.

I have heard that there has been many examples of the following;

• malicious graffiti and vandelism of the new aircraft
• crewing gum by the truck load stuck everywhere
• food mashed into every corner
• pax projectile vomiting over everything, including other pax
• pax causing all sorts of delays during boarding and then getting off!!
• EDT pax almost every flight!!
• both toilet rolls shoved down the toilet on a daily basis

And many more episodes, yet just one cancelled flight causing Tiger to be tagged as unreliable and uncaring...:ugh:

I wonder if the "QF" pampered Exec's at Channel Nine will allow the findings of Tigers investigations into some of the above events go to air?? :mad:

Yep, I said in a previous post that the dirty tricks would happen.

Just as they did when Ansett started international operations. Here, the staff arrived to find virtually ever piece of ground equipment at the SYD ITB had been sabotaged.:=

Ansett never did any dirty tricks to East West or Compass? Never had any nice pieces written about them in News Limited publications?

feral
 

Brand new aircraft only weeks old, and already chewing gum is stuck everywhere, its just foul. Whether its dirty tricks or not, people have absolutely no respect whatsoever! They are pigs.

Too many strange things have been happening on line with all crew.

But then again it could just be the demographic of people that we fly around.
:yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk::yuk:

Are they the same people who trash trains?

Ahh...okay DZ. I'll make sure we run anything that we might consider amusing past you before we post huh? I mean, you obviously have a finger on the pulse...or a finger on something with a pulse...:rolleyes:

You must be joking. :mad:

CheckEssential
 

:rolleyes:

Re-read my post. I didn't have a go at Tiger or its employees. The question was only professional curiosity as I'm trying to get a feel for the effects of the pilot shortage on airlines operating jets. Cheers GB

I heard the 'operational' reasons were due to a lack of pilots - hope no one is booked on them over Christmas or new year - you will need more than insurance to cover that disappointment or I guess you could jump in and operate for them to your destination!

GB......Come on man! Its fairly obvious there is a shortage of pilots on the Bus. (No personal attack here, would have thought you would have realised the shortage if you're a professional)

So, tell me...

why is Tiger any different to the other deadbeat LCCs in Oz?

All three of them! :rolleyes:

Didn't you get the media release???

VB are no longer "Low Cost" - they're "High Value".

Like my man Wesley says - "You can put a cat in the oven, but that don't make it a biscuit!"