i may be flying Tiger for a trip to cairns from melbourne as its half the price than flying the others.

i may be flying Tiger for a trip to cairns from melbourne as its half the price than flying the others. I always fly qantas but im not paying 650 a ticket. compared to 250 each. Think I should be ok with tiger?

You get what you pay for. As long as it's for leisure and not reliant on being there for a meeting etc why not, even if it's a bit late you will get there eventually, hopefully, 

The only thing wrong with tiger air really is that delays/Cancelations are quite frequent. Also if your use to flying Qantas, you will find this to be quite a bumpy ride.

If you value your saving above all than you should be OK with anything as long as it cheaper. Ryanair will not die. I just cannot get why people searching dirt-cheap tickets and then complains just about everything.

Tiger is a safe airline, however a very uncomfortable one. Dial your expectations back to zero and you'll have a good trip. 

I have flown Tiger a few times over the last few years, for the same reason. Sometimes they are considerably cheaper to a point that you cannot justify paying for a better airline.

I must say that since Virgin has owned the airline that they have gotten a lot better. I still dread their terminal at Melbourne Airport but other than that I find the experience very similar to Jetstar

The new T4 at MEL opens today. Tiger now have a proper terminal in Melbourne.

Why is there no ausbt review of the new terminal? Seems like a major development.

I would assume that not many business travellers would fly on tiger day to day

Agreed. Would like to know more about this

Maybe not Tiger but I know that I sometimes end up on Jetstar, which will be based in T4 soon too. I'd like to find out some more information too please.

It will be a long walk from QF T1 to JQ T4. 

Here's more info about T4: http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/08/tigerair-australia-leaves-tullamarine-tin-shed-for-new-home-at-terminal-4/

At the moment Jetstar's end is not open. in september jestar staff and their family will test the system. (i got invited :)

Consider using Jetstars price beat promise if you can meet the criteria for a domestic flight. I consider Jetstar to be better than Tiger. You can then use the Qantas Lounge is you are a member/FF level