Tigerair Australia

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7/10

"surprised and impressed"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Melbourne to Hobart. I was surprised and impressed. This was my first journey with Tigerair Australia and the service was very friendly and efficient. I pre booked a tasty meal (sandwich and orange juice) which was fine for such a short flight. I was also able to purchase a beer. Flight left and arrived on time .
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMelbourne to Hobart
Date FlownSeptember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Absolutely atrocious service"

(Malaysia)

Verified Review | Hobart to Melbourne. Absolutely atrocious service. They delayed our flight by 5 hours with no warning whatsoever. At the departure gates, we were informed that there would be a further delay of 2 hours. Not a single bit of compensation or an apology from the airline. First and last time with this terrible airline operator.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHobart to Melbourne
Date FlownSeptember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"expect me to pay for their error"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Gold Coast to Melbourne. I checked in online for a flight and received a confirmation text that had a working link in it but when I went to board the plane, the link went to an error and I was told that I wasn't checked in and that the text was checking me into a flight that I had already travelled on (which isn't possible). I had to them book another flight and travel from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to take it so I could get home. Once home, I wrote a complaint to them and they admitted that it was a system error on their end that had caused this but advised that it was my responsibility to know this and therefore would not provide any compensation. I cannot believe that they expect me to pay for their error. This takes incompetence and appalling customer service to another whole level
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGold Coast to Melbourne
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
7/10

"good value for money"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Melbourne to Sydney. The good value for money airline, however the flight was delayed by half an hour. The legroom was reasonable for a budget airline and the cabin crew were friendly. But, the Rowie's Veggie Burger had rock-hard bun and tasted terrible. I recommend to just fly with Tigerair and escape the food.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMelbourne to Sydney
Date FlownSeptember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"Disgusting service"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Sydney to Brisbane. Disgusting service, horrible staff. Left me and my 2 children stranded after they stuffed up our flight times without batting an eyelid. I was then told to purchase my 3rd set of return tickets through them for the next day. Flew home happy on Virgin instead!
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSydney to Brisbane
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"will never fly them again"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Melbourne to Brisbane. Never flown Tiger before and I will never fly with them again. 4 hrs at Melbourne airport, missed function as a result Our early morning return flight was cancelled, (family group of 5) 3 were transferred to a Virgin flight 9 hrs later, 2 were rescheduled to the following night. No responsibility or ownership by Tiger was extremely disappointing. You get what you pay for - cheap tickets then you have to pay for overnight accomodation because they cannot get you home on the day you booked to return. And told there is no chance of being compensated.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMelbourne to Brisbane
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"Flight itself went fine"

(United Kingdom)

Verified Review | Sydney to Cairns. As with all budget airlines, most items were dealt with electronically (booking, check in, queries) and baggage and seat allocation were extra. No surprises there and all was handled hassle free. Check in at Sydney went without a hitch with most staff pleasant with the exception of 1 who was rather officious. Checked in suitcase was half a kilo over which I expected some comment / charge but not so - well done. Hand luggage was randomly checked (ours weren't) for 7kg weight limit. Boarding again not an issue and departure was slightly delayed but kept informed. Flight itself also went fine. Return flight from Cairns, web check in all fine. Checked in suitcase was 2 kilos over, of which a payment of $28 was requested. We declined and re-arranged into hand luggage which fortunately were not weighed as they would've been over. Everything else went as planned. It would seem that should everything go as planned, this airline is fine. Can't comment on what would happen if flights get delayed / cancelled which fortunately did not happen to us as we had a Sydney to London flight to catch 24 hours later.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSydney to Cairns
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
4/10

"put me on a Virgin flight"

(Australia)

Verified Review | I fly Tigerair domestically and my friends have always thought I was mad to trust this airline. Their perceptions were verified on 20 July this year. I was flying Sydney to Brisbane connecting via a TG flight from London. While i was transitting in bangkok i received an e-mail from Tigerair cancelling my 11.15 flight and instead put me on a 15.15 flight. When I got to sydney domestic airport I found out that my 15.15 flight was cancelled as well. On inquiring at the desk I was told that there were no more Tigerair flights to Brisbane and I should look at buying a jetstar flight the next day. When asked why the flights were cancelled I was given the old chestnut "operational reasons". They offered me a refund. I said that I had been travelling for more than 24 hours, and had no energy to go around Sydney looking for accomodation. My entreaties worked and the Tigerair attendent put me on a Virgin flight to Brisbane. He asked me not tell any of my fellow travellers that I had managed to get a flight to Brisbane. Lessons learnt, do not fly Tigerair if you have an international connection
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSydney to Brisbane
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

"pleasant and professional"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Sydney to Adelaide and Tigerair return fare was best value. A couple of annoying events, the first of which was the booking and on-line check in on the Tigerair site. Like most people I don’t want to have a multitude of advertisements hitting on me while I’m trying to concentrate on the booking. I ended up with email spam from the Tigerair affiliates. Similarly, the on-line check in is also unnecessarily complicated when it could be so simple. Pre-boarding I asked for an aisle seat and the Tigerair staffer was so polite and helpful and the seat was changed with no fuss at all. At boarding lounge 49 the ground crew announcements were spoken so fast it was unintelligible. One passenger asked me what was said and I was unable to tell him. When I very politely suggested to the Tigerair staffer to slow down his delivery, he replied, “Other passengers can understand it”. If so, why are the passengers lining up in the wrong places and at wrong times? The flight was uneventful with friendly cabin attendants and punctual departure and arrival. A late-morning flight ADL to SYD was booked but on-line check in was a problem as I had no internet access for 24 hours. I found a Tigerair staffer in the airport who kindly directed me to the check-in area. Arriving there, there was no check in desk open. Within two minutes, the same Tigerair staffer offered to help me. He was friendly, efficient did the check in and seat allocation in about 2 minutes. Later at the boarding gate his announcements were clear, precise and audible, unlike his female offsider who could not be heard above the noise of the passengers. The flight departed 10 minutes late and arrived 10 minutes late. The on board crew were pleasant and professional and the flight proceeded smoothly.
AircraftA320 / Boeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSydney to Adelaide
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"cancelled very late in the evening"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Flight was cancelled very late in the evening. Tigerair initially blamed the weather, which was quite wet at the time but others seemed to be coping with it. I was able to get onto a Jetstar flight at my own additional cost. Since that date (9th June 2017) I have been in touch with Tigerair via email, seeking an explanation as to their cavalier attitude to my needs on that night. They eventually conceded that it wasn't the weather, but 'Engineering Requirements', but have since sought to alter that to 'Engineering Requirements and weather'. They have also refused to discuss why it took so long to advise that the flight was cancelled. I have discovered that the aircraft concerned was still airborne on its way to Melbourne from Cooloongatta at the time it should have been leaving Melbourne for Sydney (6.25 pm), but it took Tigerair until 8.20 pm to send their 3 line email cancelling the flight. Someone in Tigerair should have known by 6.25 pm at the latest that there was a problem. Tigerair refused to discuss this aspect of their service, except to say how hard their job is.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSydney to Melbourne
Date FlownJune 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no