Tigerair Merges with Scoot
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Two Singaporean budget airlines Tigerair and Scoot, officially merged today, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. With this merger, all flights normally served by Tigerair will be served under the Scoot’s brand.
Scoot CEO Lie Lik Hsin said that the integration of the two companies whose shares are equally owned by Singapore Airlines has started since May last year. According to Lie, the merger aimed at improving the company's performance.
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Tigerair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines serving short-haul routes, around Asia. Meanwhile, Scoot has a wider reach including to Europe. With this merger, Lie said that the company is aiming at providing a wider opportunity for passengers under a single brand.
With this merge, Scoot will serve as many as 60 destinations in 17 countries. In Indonesia alone, Scoot will serve flights to four cities, namely Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar and the newest addition, Palembang.
Lie is also quite optimistic that this merger will improve Scoot's performance in the airline industry. The company expects a 15-percent increase in the number of passengers this year.
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