Tiger flies in face of downturn and takes on Sydney market

WAtoday.com.au, 2 Jul 2009, July 2, 2009
Qantas and Virgin Blue's grip on one of the world's busiest routes between Sydney and Melbourne ended today with the entry of low-cost carrier Tiger Airways.
Tiger's first aircraft to fly the route was set to touchdown in Sydney at 2.45pm today, heralding the start of four flights a day service between Sydney's Kingsford Smith and Melbourne's Tullamarine airports and breaking the duopoly held between Qantas and Virgin since 2001.
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