TIGER Airways Australia will set up a second Australian base in Adelaide.
The budget airline expects more direct flights from Adelaide to new destinations will result in more than 10 million additional passengers using the South Australian airport over the next eight years.
Tiger Managing Director Shelley Roberts said the addition of a second base for Tiger Airways would almost double the number of annual low fare seats being made available in Australia to more than three million per year.
Tiger Airways will initially base two of its A319s in Adelaide from early next year, with the expectation that additional aircraft will be based there over the next eight years depending on consumer demand.
"This investment by Tiger Airways of more than $105 million in aircraft assets in Adelaide means more jobs in South Australia with Tiger Airways recruiting pilots, cabin crew and support staff to be based locally in Adelaide," Ms Roberts said.
Premier Mike Rann welcomed the decision, saying the cumulative benefit to the state economy could be up to $100 million over 10 years.
"This will give interstate visitors more affordable opportunities to travel to South Australia for their holidays - injecting valuable tourism dollars into the local economy," the premier said.
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