Mandala planes - Tiger Airways weighs options

TIGER Airways is considering all its options regarding the four aircraft set to return to the group, with loss-making associate Tigerair Mandala being grounded permanently from next month.

Tiger's chief corporate services officer Xavier Lim, not ruling out sub-leasing the aircraft, said: "We will be discussing with Tigerair Mandala how we can make use of the aircraft, but that's still being assessed."

Noting that the region's budget carriers have been struggling with a capacity overhang, he added: "The announced results by the various airlines show that there's clearly overcapacity in t…