"the good and bad of budget travel"
16 reviews L Davis (Singapore)
✅ Verified Review | Singapore to Penang return with Tigerair. You get to experience the good and bad of modern day budget travel with Tigerair. Having booked a round trip I was able to print my boarding pass and go straight to the gate, hence I could skip the long check-in line in the morning. Bus gate this flight probably due to cost-cutting, and if you happen to be one of the unlucky few who decided to buy a board-me-first option, they'll board you first on the bus (and not the plane). Unsurprisingly departure was delayed due to the need for the bus to loop several times to pick up passengers from the terminal. Return flight from Penang was almost like a traveller's heaven: flight departed 30 minutes early as everyone had checked in at Penang Airport comfortably ahead of check-in cut off time. It also helped that there was an aerobridge and well-organised handling agents, which meant passengers were all on board in less than 20 minutes. Arrival in Singapore was of course 30 minutes early. Being a budget airline, the service was almost non-existant. Can't say that I don't like this airline as they've performed well on the return leg for me, but there is always room for improvement when it comes to departures from Changi.
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SIN to PEN |
Date Flown | September 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"recommend for its low price"
Mingxiu Huang (Singapore)
✅ Verified Review | Flew on Tigerair TR2455 from Kuala Lumpur back to Singapore. I got my one way ticket for SGD27, which is cheap. However, I was disappointed that a paper boarding pass, which looks like a receipt, is issued even at the check in counter. And the counter was quite chaotic. Apart from that, the cabin is quite comfortable, refreshments available for sale. I will recommend this airline for its low price.
Aircraft | A319 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | KUL to SIN |
Date Flown | September 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"such helpful and friendly staff"
Jenny Yip (Singapore)
On 13th September I travelled from Singapore to Macau on Tigerair. I witnessed a very helpful act by the steward onboard the flight. When the plane was reaching Macau, a lady told the steward that she lost her ring on board the plane. He crawled onto the passageway to look underneath the seats to try to locate the ring. When he could not find it, he asked the lady and the other 2 passengers to vacate the seats so he could do a thorough search. He managed to find the ring under the seat cushion of the lady. If not for his perseverance, this lady will not be able to find her ring. I observed that this steward was very friendly towards passengers and would walk up and down the aisle talking to them. It is a joy to be served by such helpful and friendly staff.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SIN toi MFM |
Date Flown | September 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"consider Tigerair for future trips"
Judy Lim (Singapore)
Singapore to Penang. I traveled with Tigerair many years back, an average budget airplane with less service provided on the plane. Recently, I needed to plan for a trip for my family of 10 to Macau, found out the only plane to fly there is Tigerair, so set with "no choice" attitude, I bought the tickets via online for a group of 10 pax. thinking that I can provide the names and details nearer to the flight. Few days ago, I decided to provide the full details of the travelers via the website but unfortunately, I can't do it. So I sent an email to a lady who is in charge of group booking. She responded fast to my numerous emails, and even helped me to update the details the second time within 24 hrs. I really must show my appreciation for such good service provided by her, to acknowledge and share here. I will consider Tigerair for my future trips whenever possible from now on.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SIN to PEN |
Date Flown | October 2015 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"definitely better than expected"
Wendy Koh (Singapore)
Ho Chi Minh to Singapore. A great experience traveling with tiger air. It was a first for all of us, experiencing such good service from the staff at the service counter and on the airplane. We were pleased with customer service especially with the well wishes upon knowing it is one of our member's birthday. Also, the cake which was presented onboard the plane by the staff was unexpected and surpirising. Travelling with Tigerair was definitely better than expected.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SGN to SIN |
Date Flown | September 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"Seat quite comfortable"
7 reviews N Ratikavo (Indonesia)
✅ Verified Review | Check in smooth, ontime boarding. Got front row seat from Surabaya to Singapore and last row from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. Seat quite comfortable. cabin crew look tired but try to give best response. Standard flight for low cost flight, but food price in cabin too expensive. Smooth take off and landing.
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SUB to KUL via SIN |
Date Flown | August 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"good service and understanding"
E Labarino (Philippines)
✅ Verified Review | Manila to Singapore. I booked wrongly for my relatives as such that the to and from places are interchanged. I called the next day the airline and told them of my problem. Knowing that change fee will be same as booking new flights since it was a promo fare, I was really worried. But the airline is kind enough to understand the error and changed for me with minimal fee only. So grateful that the airline was so helpful and with prompt service that my mother and brother was able to come & have a grand tour of Singapore where I am working. I heard friends experience this with other airlines but they really don't care on your error. Aside from giving seat sale, they also give good service and understanding to customer, This is a great experience indeed!
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | MNL to SIN |
Date Flown | August 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"not enough leg spacing"
Akram Hasan Sharkar (Bangladesh)
Guess you get it what you pay for. Was a cheap flight for Dhaka to Singapore return. Bought a service called "Board me first" which suppose to board me on the plane first. They even didn't asked for, so I had to tell them I am a "Board me first" passenger. Because it's a cheap flight, no food, even water, served to others. Thank god I had meal on my flight, and the food are horrible. Only the water worth paying for (12 USD for the meal), because they don't provide water at all. Seems like they just put as many seats as possible, not enough leg spacing.
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | DAC to SIN |
Date Flown | May 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"always been a good experience"
Dan Vaniya (Singapore)
✅ Verified Review | Singapore to Manila Clark. Tigerair has been my airline of choice for a good number of times, the ticket price have always been competitive if not the lowest for the route. Despite being a budget airline the staff does try their best to accommodate any such request I or my family may ask. The only thing I would like to raise for awareness to the management is to be a bit more lenient when it comes to rebooking a flight, suggest to remove "extra extra" charges especially if they are dealing with a loyal customer. Other than that, it has always been a good experience with Tiger Air!
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SIN to CRK |
Date Flown | July 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"friendly, helpful and polite"
C Fayan (Singapore)
✅ Verified Review | I'm travelled from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore with Tigerair, unexpected treatment from budget airline. Cabin crew was very friendly, helpful and polite. Much better than some other airlines.
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | SGN to SIN |
Date Flown | July 2016 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |