Tiger Airways: ‘Air Ways’ TV series premieres on Channel 7 on Tuesday, 14 July

[roshodgekiss]

Tiger Airways’ ’warts and all’ new series, ‘Air Ways’ premieres on Sydney’s Channel 7 on Tuesday, 14th July at 7:30pm. Using the same format as the UK’s ‘Airline’, a reality-tv series depicting the trials-and-tribulations of the discount carrier, EasyJet, ‘Air Ways’ depicts both the grit and glamour of its day-to-day operations. For example, the first episode is said to feature:

…a couple incensed at being hit with unexpected excess baggage fees for a pram. Then there’s a group of angry travellers whose leaders lose their cool after a 10-hour delay and lead a mini-revolution at the airport...

What I have been personally enjoying is the level of honesty discount carriers have taken upon themselves as of late – it’s quite refreshing to have any company admit that beneath their squeaky-clean corporate image, day-to-day bads do happen. AirAsia has hysterical passengers, Jetstar has problems flying into Queenstown and now Tiger Airways’ has folks that can’t check-in on time. The negative consequence is that consumers will once more be given ammunition to pummel discount carriers with, reinforcing the notion that cheap fares equate to poor-quality service. Honesty may be the best policy, as long as it doesn’t discount all the positive work that the low-cost carriers (and their marketing teams) have done.

Cheers!
-Ros (Flighthacker.com)

[medhead]

Here is a link to the story from The Oz.

Tiger Australia TV series set for take-off | The Australian

[roshodgekiss]

Cheers for the link, medhead! Lets see if 'Air Ways' gets the same 11-year run as 'Airline' got in the UK

[Sunstar320]

Here is the actual channel 7 homepage for the show which includes a sneak preview
Airways - Channel 7 TV Show - Yahoo!7 TV

^^The guy really goes wacko in the video there! Should be funny.

[Postcode]

I wonder if the series will be cancelled as quickly as TT's flights are.

[samh004]

I wont be in Australia but have set up Remote Record on Foxtel so hopefully it'll record the full episode, ready for me to watch when I get back.

[Bundy Bear]

On TV now, hmm;

I am not sure I would fly Tiger watching this program.

[trooper]

I lasted 5 minutes and turned it off....

Think I empathise too much with whoever is unfairly copping it... whether pax or staff!!!

[Hvr]

Yeah put me off flying them forever as well. The occasional problem with Jet* is enough for me.

Sometimes I think airfares are too low if that is the type of people flying.

Wonder why they let this type of "publicity" go to air? It really is warts and all, didn't see any good side of them at all.

I would even go so far as to say they are spiteful based on the bloke asleep in the waiting area and no one bothered to wake him up. Seems that Tiger was much happier, indeed gleeful, to off load his bag and charge him another fare.

[Sunstar320]

It was going to be a flop anyway, it seems to be a low budget show and what was with that moron who missed the Perth flight. Who Cares! Same with that wedding thing.....

I think its depressing watching people crack the ****s over a $25 excess bag charge.

Its going to damage their already shocking image, I dont know what they are thinking..