Tigerair to launch two additional Kaohsiung-Japan routes

Tigerair Taiwan today announced that it would launch new routes connecting Kaohsiung with Ishigaki Island in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture and Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture.

The Kaohsiung-Ishigaki route would launch on Sept. 2, and the Kaohsiung-Komatsu route would begin operating on Sept. 3, Tigerair said in a statement.

Both routes would operate two round-trip flights per week, the budget carrier said.

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To celebrate the launch, promotional fares for the two routes would go on sale tomorrow, it said.

With the addition of the two services, Tigerair would operate 11 routes between Kaohsiung and destinations in Japan, the airline said.

Tigerair operates 14 routes from Kaohsiung to international destinations, providing travelers in southern Taiwan with diverse travel options, it added.