Tiger Airways (Singapore Changi) is to acquire thirty-eight A320-200s from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for delivery in 2015 the airline has announced. Following their arrivals, the A320s will be distributed to Tiger Airways Singapore, Tiger Airways Australia (Melbourne Airport), Tiger Airways Indonesia (Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) and Tiger Airways Philippines (Angeles City Clark International). According to the PhilippineFlightNetwork, while it is unclear exactly how many of the 38 new aircraft are expected to enter Tiger's Philippine subsidiary, South East Asian Airlines (Angeles City Clark International), previous reports have suggested that the airline will be receiving 2-3 aircraft per year. Over the next five years, SEAir CEO Olive Ramos has stated that the airline would like to offer more international flights out of Clark, Cebu, and Davao as well as opening up more tourist and commuter routes to Naga, Panglao, Cagayan de Oro Laguindingan, Zamboanga, General Santos International and IATA!SGS. Legaspi is also on the cards given the pending pullout of Zest Air (Manila Ninoy Aquino International) from the route later this month. Internationally, during the course of this year, SEAir is planning to launch an international flight to Phuket while in 2014, flights to Taiwan, Korea, and Japan are also planned.
Singapore's Tiger Airways to acquire 38 A320s for its subsidiaries
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