Tigerair Taiwan () is a Taiwanese

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based at

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. It was formed as a

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between China Airlines Group (80%),

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(10%) and

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(10%). In 2017, China Airlines acquired the 10% shares held by Budget Aviation Holdings after Tigerair Singapore merged with

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. Tigerair Taiwan is the only LCC in

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following the collapse of

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and

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in 2016 and also the only airline left with Tigerair branding, after

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ceased operations in March 2020.

History

Taiwan was the last major market in Asia to not have a

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(LCC). In early 2013, China Airlines and

Transasia Airways TransAsia Airways (TNA, until January 1992 known by its Chinese-translated name Foshing Airlines;For historical pictures with "Foshing Airlines" on it, see: ) was a Taiwanese airline based in Neihu District in Taipei. Though the company starte ...

became the first Taiwanese carriers to express interest in forming an LCC. The further reduction in entry barriers by the Civil Aeronautics Administration made it favorable for the creation of LCCs. In October 2013,

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chairman Sun Hung-Hsiang announced that the airline was in talks with a foreign LCC to start an LCC based in Taiwan. The partnership was made public in December 2013 when China Airlines created a new joint venture with Singaporean low-cost carrier

Tigerair Tiger Airways Singapore Pte Ltd, operating as Tigerair, was a low-cost airline headquartered in Singapore. It operated services to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, China and India from its main base at Singapore Ch ...

to establish Tigerair Taiwan. As part of the deal, China Airlines would hold a 90 percent share in the new carrier with Tiger Airways Holdings owning the other 10 percent. In March 2014, China Airlines subsidiary

took over 10% of its parent company's share in Tigerair Taiwan. In September 2014, Tigerair Taiwan received an

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from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The airline then commenced operations on 26 September 2014, with the first flight being from

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Destinations

Tigerair Taiwan serves the following destinations:

Codeshare agreements

Tigerair Taiwan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: *

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Fleet

Current fleet

, Tigerair Taiwan operates the following aircraft:

Livery

All Tigerair Taiwan aircraft wear the Tigerair group livery and have the word "TAIWAN" painted onto the rear of the fuselage. The airline is the first international carrier to have the word 'Taiwan' as part of a corporate livery or a company name.

References

External links

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Official website
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