Jetstar and Virgin Australia have put on extra flights while Qantas is also considering boosting its capacity as tens of thousands of Australians head away for the school holidays.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has grounded all Tiger's domestic flights for a week, affecting about 35,000 passengers.
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Other airlines were trying to accommodate Tiger passengers on existing flights while also putting on extra services.Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said Jetstar would put on additional services and Qantas would add extra capacity if there was sufficient demand.
Qantas' low-cost offshoot Jetstar added extra flights on Saturday between Melbourne and the Gold Coast, Sydney and the Gold Coast, and Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.
Virgin Australia said it will put on additional flights during the coming week.
All three airlines are offering special fares to passengers with cancelled Tiger flights.
Tiger says customers with bookings from now until 6am on Saturday July 9 will be offered a credit for deferred travel with it or a full refund.
Source: The Age
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