Tigerair Australia grounded as parent Virgin cuts more capacity

Tigerair Australia has suspended all operations from March 25, as part of deeper capacity cuts by its parent Virgin Australia. The carrier cited “expanded travel restrictions imposed by the federal and state govts and territories” as the reason behind its grounding. Virgin Australia says in a stock-exchange disclosure that following the suspension, it will “commence consultation” on a proposal to close Tigerair’s pilot base in Melbourne. Tigerair’s pilot representatives had scheduled a meeting “to talk further with the company about the details”, according to a note that was sent by the representatives to the Australian Federation of Air Pilots following Virgin’s announcement. The note adds that all Tigerair pilots are to be made redundant. <br/>