Review of Tiger Airways Australia flight Melbourne Sydney in Economy

Flight TT572
Class Economy
Seat 23E
Aircraft Airbus A320
Flight time 01:30
Take-off 22 Apr 13, 16:10
Arrival at 22 Apr 13, 17:40
TT 30 reviews
koresh
By SILVER 197
Published on 2nd January 2022

Trip Report : Tiger Airways TT572 Melbourne - Sydney


Flight Details:
Airline: Tiger Airways
Flight No. TT572
Reg : VH-VNP
Aircraft: Airbus 320-232
Departure Melbourne: 16:10
Arrival Sydney : 17:40
Time : 01h 35m
Distance : 713 km or 443 miles


Introduction


This report is from 2013 trip from Melbourne.Tiger Airways was chosen as if offered the best price. Read from provided link: Sydney to Melbourne trip report


Arriving at Airport


Arrived at Southern Cross station to catch Skybus. Took about 40 mins to reach airport.


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Upon reaching terminal, headed for meal at the domestic terminal. View from restaurant.


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I waited at the restaurant for sometime after meal.


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View of Virgin Australia taxing to gate.


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Melbourne control tower in view below. Construction was on to expand the terminal.


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Video: Air-side Action


Airside action



Check-in and Security


I walked to Tiger Terminal which is few meters from the Virgin Domestic terminal. Completed check-in, then security. Formalities completed, boarding had began. Walk to aircraft.


Boarding


Waited for boarding call, queue was formed to walk towards the aircraft.


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Tiger Airways stripes


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Boarding was conducted from both doors.


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Embarkation


Crew checked the boarding pass of every passenger entering the aircraft as other flights were also boarding.


Video: Cabin view


View of cabin



Onboard


I did not select seat and got middle seat of starboard side.


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Flight was full.


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Departure


Doors were closed soon after passengers had boarded. Crew demonstrated safety instructions manually.  Pushback commenced and after a long taxi, Departed towards the West and then turned north.


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Seat Pocket material [SPM]


Seat pocked contained safety card, Buy on Board [BOB] menu  and inflight magazine - Tiger tales.


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View of seat number


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Most passengers were resting, as the crew conduced BOB service.


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Arrival in Sydney


Soon it was arrival time, Pilot came on speaker and announced descend. Approach was from South landing on runway 34L. After a short taxi arrived at the gate.


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Exiting Airport


View of Virgin Australia in old livery.


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As I was not having check-in bags, I walked out towards the train station.

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Verdict

Tiger Airways Australia

6.1/10
Cabin7.0
Cabin crew7.5
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Buy-on-board menu5.0

Melbourne - MEL

6.9/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness6.5

Sydney - SYD

7.0/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Conclusion

Tiger Airways was chosen as it offered the best price fare. Being a short flight, service on board was quick. Tiger Terminal was busy as other flights were departing at similar time. Sydney Airport was a quick exit to train station. Overall a satisfactory flight.

Information on the route Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 34 avis concernant 4 compagnies sur la ligne Melbourne (MEL) → Sydney (SYD).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Qantas avec 7.8/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 1 heures et 43 minutes.

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2 Comments

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  • Comment 591315 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6739 Comments
    RIP Tiger Airways Australia ...VA still own the brand apparently and say they may bring them back someday if demand picks back up. We'll see!
    Thanks for sharing!
    • Comment 594733 by
      koresh SILVER AUTHOR 109 Comments
      Tiger Airways was good alternative to Jetstar, offering competitive price. I chose to fly Tiger Airways on numerous flight due to price difference.
      Hopeful Rex and new airline coming offer similar offering. Thanks for your comment. ?

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