SpiceJet and TigerAir announcing their interline partnership in December 2013 which has now been terminated.
SpiceJet and TigerAir announcing their interline partnership in December 2013 which has now been terminated.

TigerAir terminates SpiceJet agreement due to latter’s network changes

January 29, 2015 1 Comment 272 Views

A SpiceJet spokesperson has confirmed that its year old passenger inter-line agreement with Singapore based low cost carrier TigerAir has been “terminated based on mutual decision [since SpiceJet’s] network changes made it no longer commercially worth doing.”

As per reports in The Business Standard and The Economic Times, Tiger had terminated the agreement due to SpiceJet’s “non-performance”. The financially troubled Indian carrier had apparently met less than 30% of its revenue targets, and due to financial troubles which constrained its network, was not able to synchronise flight schedules with Tiger.

Financial troubles are not limited to SpiceJet alone. TigerAir is taking a massive $110 million cash injection from its largest shareholder Singapore Airlines, which will see the latter increase its stake first to 55% and then to as much as 71%. TigerAir will sell its stake in TigerAir Australia to partner Virgin Australia for a token A$1 ($0.88). Tiger has already sold its share in its Philippines venture to Cebu Pacific and closed its Indonesian venture, Mandala.

Singapore Airlines is also a 49% shareholder in India’s newest airline, Vistara, which coincidentally is also based in New Delhi as is SpiceJet.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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One comment

  1. Parimal
    June 15, 2015 at 22:26

    These days whenever I tried to book flight on spicejet, it showed Bombardier aircraft :(. Dropped the idea of taking flight in it.

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