Tiger doubles MEL-HBA

[Ryan K]

From early next year, Tiger will be going to double daily flights on the MEL-HBA route.

http://www.hobartairport.com.au/news.php#H2

Not suprising, MEL-HBA is one of the fastest growing routes in Australia at the moment.

[Kain C]

Better late than never! Strange for them to start in February, just after the busiest month of the year traditionally; I guess that is when the aircraft gets here though?

More HBA-BNE seats are desperately needed too; I wonder if they can find a way to do these once they start MEL-BNE in late March? Maybe MEL-BNE-HBA-MEL and vice versa?

With new aircraft next year for TT,DJ and JQ you would think that some would get deployed down here!

[Jarden S]

Tiger is brave enough to do a ADL-HBA run. They could easily through in a few BNE-HBA flights and why not some PER-HBA flights while they are at it.;)

[Kain C]

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/11/10/108795_travel.html

Not by much though. An extra 3 HBA-MEL per week (Dec 18-Jan 31, Mar 1-Mar 27) and an extra 3 LST-BNE per week (Jan 2-Jan 31, Mar 1-Mar 27).

They are still nearly a daily A320 short on HBA compared with April this year when they had 6 daily HBA-MEL and 2 daily HBA-SYD, which were filled with 83.4% and 82.6% load factors respectively. Then for peak season in one of the only destinations in the country that is growing, they offer fewer seats???

Also, QF have several additional 737 SYD-HBA-SYD services, plus some 767 services in place of existing 737 services on SYD-HBA-MEL.

[Kain C]

New TT HBA schedule from Mar 28:

MEL-HBA:

0605-0720 x7
1055-1210 7
1525-1640 6
1630-1745 7
1655-1810 x67

HBA-MEL:

0750-0905 x7
1240-1355 7
1710-1825 6
1815-1930 7
1840-1955 x67

ADL-HBA:

0725-0945 135
0750-1010 7

HBA-ADL:

1015-1140 135
1040-1205 7

Sure beats the current 2115 departure from HBA!