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 Tigerair TaiwanAirbus A320neo | |||||||
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| Founded | 16 December 2013; 12 years ago (2013-12-16) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 26 September 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-26) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kaohsiung International Airport Taoyuan International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 | ||||||
| Destinations | 33 | ||||||
| Parent company | China Airlines Group[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | No. 3, Alley 123, Lane 405, Tunghwa N. Rd.,Taipei, 10548.Taiwan | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Tigerair Taiwan (Chinese:臺灣虎航;pinyin:Táiwān Hǔháng) is a Taiwaneselow-cost airline based atTaoyuan International Airport. It was formed as ajoint venture betweenChina Airlines Group (80%),Mandarin Airlines (10%) andTiger Airways Holdings (10%).[2] In 2017, China Airlines acquired the 10% shares held by Budget Aviation Holdings afterTigerair Singapore merged withScoot.[3] Tigerair Taiwan is the only LCC inTaiwan following the collapse ofTransAsia Airways andV Air in 2016 and also the only airline left with Tigerair branding, afterTigerair Australia ceased operations in March 2020.
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Taiwan was the last major market in Asia to not have alow-cost carrier (LCC). In early 2013, China Airlines andTransasia Airways became the first Taiwanese carriers to express interest in forming an LCC. The further reduction in entry barriers by theCivil Aeronautics Administration made it favorable for the creation of LCCs.
In October 2013,China Airlines 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 carrierTigerair 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 subsidiaryMandarin Airlines took over 10% of its parent company's share in Tigerair Taiwan.
In September 2014, Tigerair Taiwan received anAir Operator's Certificate from the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The airline then commenced operations on 26 September 2014, with the first flight being fromTaoyuan International Airport toChangi Airport.
Tigerair Taiwan serves the following destinations:[4]
Tigerair Taiwan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
As of December 2025[update], Tigerair Taiwan operates the following aircraft:[28]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 9 | — | 180 | |
| Airbus A320neo | 8 | 7 | 180 | [29][30] |
| Airbus A321neo | — | 15 | TBA | [31] |
| Total | 17 | 22 | ||
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.[2]
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