When they recruited the crews for the 5th aircraft the demand may have been here, now 2-3 months later with higher fuel prices the Australian market can't support the 5th aircraft. These pilots who have left jobs to join Tiger and are now on leave without pay, shows just how much Tiger have mis-read the growth in Australia. After 6 months of operating they are pulling out of NTL and there is talk ROK is next.
Virgin and Jetstar are still recruiting and have not asked for any crews to go on leave without pay!
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