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Scoot and Tiger to merge as Singapore Airlines consolidates budget wing

15 Jun 2017 23:42:53

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Two budget carriers under the Singapore Airlines (SIA) umbrella will merge into a single brand from next month, it was announced Thursday, as the company consolidates to fend off growing competition.


From July 25, Scoot and Tigerair will operate under the Scoot brand and will use a single website, check-in counter and flight designator code, their holding company Budget Aviation Holdings (BAH) said in a statement.


Scoot, a medium-to-long-haul carrier, and Tigerair, which operates short-to-medium haul routes, were brought under the BAH umbrella in May 2016 but continued to operate separately.


The two airlines currently offer a combined network of 60 destinations in 17 countries, with a fleet of 35 planes as of March.


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