Dear budget travellers: Tigerair Taiwan to pull out flights to Singapore

Termination to start January next year.

Tigerair Taiwan, a joint venture budget airline between Tigerair Singapore and Taiwan's China Airlines, announced that it will stop flying to Singapore starting next year.

It will also cease flight operations to Singapore and Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah state in Malaysia.

Routes to be terminated starting January 3, 2017 are Taoyuan-Singapore and Taoyuan-Kota Kinabalu as it will focus on more popular routes to Macau, Naha, Okinawa and Tokyo's Narita airport.

Affected passengers are assured of receiving a full refund within one month without having to apply for reimbursement. A NT$500 (S$22) coupon per person that can go toward the cost of tickets on other routes within six months will also be distributed.