This month marks the two-year anniversary of the creation of the catchy tune "United Breaks Guitars," a YouTube video by a disgruntled flyer who had...you guessed it...his guitar broken on a flight and was unsatisfied with the airline's response. Since then, Twitter has been the preferred venue for venting, but a return to music videos was inevitable.

The newest crooner with a complaint is American Country singer Dale Watson, who composed his song "Tiger Airways, We Don't Careways" after Tiger charged him a $500 excess baggage fee for the 120 CDs he was taking to sell at a Blues Fest, and then lost them all and ignored his pleas for compensation. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-07-21T09:59:37-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/8/11/153235/742

Major airlines like Mexicana might still be in a death spiral, bouncing between bankruptcy and outright failure, but low-cost carriers seem to be doing at least relatively well.

A few weeks ago we saw the first ever entrance of an LCC into a major airline alliance with Air Berlin joined Oneworld, and now Asia is getting an entirely new carrier. Launching a new airline might seem kind of reckless given the punishing business environment, but we long ago learned that LCCs can thrive in bad economic times even while everyone else is taking a beating.

The new Thai Tiger Airways, a cooperative venture between Thai Airways and Tiger Airways, will begin flying next year.]]> Omri 2010-08-11T16:13:51-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/8/3/936/89324

Until an airline actually goes through with it, we are going to be continually reminded that stand-up seating is a pending possibility. Ryanair started things off, but now there’s another airline that might just want to get a little attention with it as well. Tiger Airways is also thinking about bringing a bit of in-flight discomfort to the masses.

The airline stated that they’d consider the possibility of stand-up seating in order to pass on lower fares to their customers. Just like their pals over at Ryanair, Tiger Airways would also think about installing those infamous coin-operated toilets. Apparently the airline is all about anything that can make flying cheaper for the flying public. ]]> kjb 2010-08-03T09:33:25-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/7/23/8813/01774

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· British Airways:
We’ve always wanted to go to Sweden to see where Volvos and all that Ikea furniture comes from, and now it’s a little bit easier thanks to British Airways. The airline has announced plans to serve Gothenburg, and they put the tickets up for sale earlier this week. Things will get underway on November 28, and the flights will operate twice per day. Of course the flights will come and go from London-Heathrow’s Terminal 5, so be sure to stick to carryon luggage only.

· Tiger Airways:
If Taipei is on your travel bucket list, Tiger Airways is hoping to help you get there and to save you some cash doing so. The airline plans to start flying Singapore-Taipei on January 11, and it'll be the airline’s sixth destination to the greater China area. The new route will set you back about $60 each way through March, but will probably climb a little bit after that. The airline is also increasing their flight frequency to Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen. All the flights will head out from Singapore. ]]> kjb 2010-07-23T09:33:47-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/7/6/25850/09276

We have to admit we were a little surprised to learn that the trip from Sydney to Melbourne ranks as the third-busiest travel route in the world, but if that's true, then it sure makes sense that low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has just thrown its two cents in the ring.

Since last Friday, Tiger has been running multiple flights between Sydney and Melbourne each day, with all-inclusive one-way fares starting from A$39 ($31) for the 90-minute flight. There's heavy competition from Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Qantas, but at the moment Tiger's prices are definitely amongst the lowest. If nothing else, this means that if you get Down Under, you will definitely be able to take in both Sydney and Melbourne without adding too much strain to the budget.

Related Stories:
· New Melbourne to Sydney Flight Route Takes Off [The Age]
· Tiger Airways Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: 713 Avenue] ]]> amandak 2009-07-09T11:29:19-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/6/2/103051/2089

Fondly do we recall the days of watching passengers flip out over missed flights, get pulled from flights for drunkenness, or even claim to have an invisible spouse traveling with them. This was the era of television show Airline, which covered hijinks on EasyJet and Southwest from a distance where we could all laugh, since we weren't on the crazy flights featured and were instead firmly planted on our couch.

After being canceled from A&E along with Growing Up Gotti back in 2005, the show remained in our happiest television memories until today, when we learned that Australia will be getting their own version, based around LCC Tiger Airways. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-06-02T11:34:35-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/24/55034/4888

Even though everyone's trying to get us to go to Australia, the message doesn't seem to be getting through – at least if the local airlines' actions are anything to go by.

V Australia had a promising start in the Down Under fare war but they're now complaining of a slowdown in demand, and have put back their new plane purchases by a couple of years. Two new Boeing 777s have been rescheduled from 2010 delivery to 2011 and 2012 – and that's also shelved V Australia's plans to start Oz to Johannesburg routes.

LCC Tiger Airways is also sounding a bit desperate. This weekend they've got 30,000 free flights on offer to try and fill up some of their domestic routes. Free means, of course, that you still pay taxes, but they do come out pretty cheap, with A$35 ($25) fares (and under) available. With the possibility of $500 fares to get you from the United States down to Oz, it's got to be getting tempting.

Related Stories:
· V Australia to Defer Delivery of Two Boeing Jets [The Advertiser]
· Tiger Offers Free Flights on Domestic Routes [Brisbane Times]
· Everyone Wants You To Go To Australia ... [Jaunted]

[Photo: thewamphyri] ]]> amandak 2009-04-24T15:02:37-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/