Channel NewsAsia and others are reporting that Thai Airways and Tiger Airways have signed an agreement to form a new low cost carrier to be called Thai Tiger Airways. The new carrier will be based in Bangkok and copy Tiger’s model of using an all-A320 fleet. See my review of Tiger Airways for more information about what to expect. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2011.
This no doubt signals a final break between Thai and the struggling Nok Air, as well as a closer relationship with Singapore Airlines, which is a shareholder in Tiger.