One of Asia's largest budget carriers, Singapore's Tiger Airways, has partnered with a Philippine airline to gain a foothold in the country's fast-growing travel market.
In a statement, local leisure carrier Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAir) said it had signed marketing arrangement with tigerairways.com. This allows the Singaporean carrier to sell SEAir flights to passengers.
At the same time, SEAir said it would start offering international flights by next month using aircraft leased from Tiger Airways. Its first flights will be between Clark Freeport in Pampanga and Singapore.
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"Additional routes operated by SEAir using these new jet aircraft will be added to the program over the coming months," president and CEO Avelino Zapanta said in a statement.
SEAir will lease two Airbus aircraft from Tiger Airways, which is partly owned by Singapore Airlines. Seats will be marketed and distributed using Tiger Airways' established Internet booking system.
The resulting operational and cost efficiencies will ensure more low fare seats are available and contribute to the growth of SEAir and the Clark gateway, "benefiting customers in the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region," the company said.
At the moment, SEAir currently operates flights to specialised tourist destinations like Caticlan, Boracay and Basco, Batanes.
"With this new collaboration with Tiger Airways, we will also be able to serve more international visitors to the Philippines by offering more destinations with great value, low fares," Zapanta said.
"In addition, the introduction of these new jet services will create a welcome boost to the Philippines tourism industry and create more high-caliber local jobs," he added.
Approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board has already been obtained for the lease.
"Making flights operated by SEAir available on the Tiger Airways website will ensure that customers can easily access more routes and destinations with the same low fares currently offered through (our website)," Tiger Airways Holdings president and CEO Tony Davis said.
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