Taiwan's first low-cost carrier, Tigerair Taiwan, will begin flights between Taipei and Singapore by the end of this month.
Kwan Yue, chief executive officer of the Singapore-based Tigerair Group, told a press conference in Taipei that Tigerair Taiwan - a joint venture between Taiwan's China Airlines and Singapore's largest budget carrier Tigerair - will launch its maiden flight between Taipei and Singapore on Sept 26 and expand into the LCC markets of Japan and South Korea next year.
Initially, Tigerair Taiwan will have only one aircraft providing seven flights a week between Taoyuan and Singapore, but Mr Kwan said two or three planes will be added to the service within the next couple of months.
"Our goal is to expand the number of aircraft to 12 in two to three years," he added.
