Are Tiger fares competitive on the syd-mel route?

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

I was quite surprised to see last week that tiger had some of the most expensive "cheap" fares for when I was looking to travel down to Melbourne On the 17th and return on the 20th. QF was even competitive with a few red e deals, more so if you had chk in luggage.

I think the fact they only have 1 morning flight is also going to work against them.

At the moment Tiger's fares are starting to be competitive, so maybe they will be the airline of choice for those wishing to book at the last minute??

Maybe they are keeping their pricing rational and hoping to create a cozy and profitable triopoly

[oz_mark]

I have found it pays to check all the options on whichever city pair you need to fly. Any of the airlines that fly on any given sector may be the cheapest on the day you need to fly.

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

I have found it pays to check all the options on whichever city pair you need to fly. Any of the airlines that fly on any given sector may be the cheapest on the day you need to fly.

Very true

It's just that Tiger are holding themselves up as having the cheapest airfares and are trying to break the duopoly of QF/JQ and DJ. I just odn't think it's a good look when your fares don't match the hype you've generated.

Will be interesting to see how it pans out. At least Tigers parents have deep pockets to maybe hold out over the next yr.

[skeeo]

i find that flights from friday-monday on tiger are normally on par with virgin/qantas unless you book early

however, mid week flights are usually a fair bit cheaper