27-Mar-2010 Australia’s only true low fare airline, Tiger Airways, announces it will make a welcome return to Darwin, with flights on sale now on the popular Melbourne – Darwin route.

From 18 June 2010 Tiger Airways will commence six weekly flights between Melbourne and Darwin with fares on sale now from just $128.*

Tiger Airways Australia Commercial Director, Steve Burns, says “we’re thrilled to be returning to Darwin in time for the peak travel season for the region, once again providing the lowest fares for travel to and from the Northern Territory’s capital.

“Public support for the return of our flights has been phenomenal. Darwin has always been a popular destination for Tiger Airways. Residents of the Territory have told us that they are sick of paying through the nose for flights to Melbourne with other airlines, and so we are very excited to be able to resume services and provide our famous low airfares on a consistent basis for the region.” he says.

The news comes off the back of today’s announcement that Tiger Airways is commencing new flights from Brisbane to Melbourne, Adelaide and Rockhampton this weekend.

“It’s an exciting time of significant growth for Tiger Airways in Australia as we continue to expand our paw print across the nation. The return of Darwin to our network is something we have been working on closely with Darwin Airport and Tourism NT. This is a very welcome ‘shot in the arm’ for inbound tourism for the Territory.”

NT Airports’ CEO Ian Kew is equally pleased with today’s announcement and the return of Tiger Airways to Darwin.

“Our partnership with Tiger Airways goes back many years as Darwin was the first Australian destination served by Tiger Airways Singapore in 2005. We are pleased to see the return of Tiger Airways to Darwin, and look forward to working with them to expand their ‘paw print’ in the Territory.”

Mr Burns urges people wanting to seek the most affordable domestic airfares for domestic flights around Australia to sign up to the eNewsletter on the website homepage to keep informed about latest news and sales information directly from Tiger Airways.