I'll give it a shot but no guarantees I get it right.
Tiger's biggest problem at the moment is the fact that they only have 5 aircraft. These 5 are used pretty much 12 - 14 hours a day. If one (and trust me it only takes one) goes tech, then there is a flow on effect, thus delays are to be expected. Hence a possible reason the delayed Perth flight. They could have been waiting for a replacement aircraft to fly to Perth. Who knows...?
My last flight with Tiger had a delay of about 3 hours because the aircraft, VNF went tech. Some problem with the engine. We waited until the Adelaide flight arrived before we went to Canberra as that aircraft took us instead of VNF. So there you can see I hope that if one goes tech, there is a flow on effect.
Tiger is getting some A319s and another A320 soon. Hopefully this helps the situation a bit better.
Hope this helps.
Alex.
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