Tiger leaves 200 in the lurch

The Daily Telegraph
By Andrew Carswell
January 15, 2008

BUDGET carrier Tiger Airways left 200 passengers stranded overnight at an Australian airport after yet another embarrassing cancellation due to crew shortages.

Flight TR717 from Perth to Singapore was postponed late on Saturday after the captain became concerned with his crew working overtime.

The airline has no stand-by crews at destinations other than Melbourne and Singapore.

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