Booked my flight to LOS through Flightcentre the other day flying with MAL. Asked the agent why they don't deal with Tiger and got the 'too unreliable, too many complaints' explanation. I've just read in the paper that they don't promote Singapore Airlines anymore either because the 5% of ticket sales deal with them fell through. Singapore owns 49% of Tiger which could have something to do with the agent bad-mouthing Tiger beside the fact that they are probably the worst airline in the world at the moment. Crux is, if you want Sing air prices included in the Flightcentre quote you have to ask.

Booked my flight to LOS through Flightcentre the other day flying with MAL. Asked the agent why they don't deal with Tiger and got the 'too unreliable, too many complaints' explanation. I've just read in the paper that they don't promote Singapore Airlines anymore either because the 5% of ticket sales deal with them fell through. Singapore owns 49% of Tiger which could have something to do with the agent bad-mouthing Tiger beside the fact that they are probably the worst airline in the world at the moment. Crux is, if you want Sing air prices included in the Flightcentre quote you have to ask.

lol...geez they really pulled the wool over your eyes didnt they . The true reason that the cheap travel agents wont deal with Tiger is that they dont pay commissions to the agents. simple. And Singapore Airlines have cut their comms right back now too. And guess who pays the most to agents...of course it is the one your agent so glowingly recommended. MAS. And why do they pay above what everyone else does at the moment? Cause they have the lowest load factor of any airline operating in SEA at the moment and they are hurting big time. and Flightcentre, known as the "churn and burn" agencies in the indusrty due to their huge staff turnover and relative inexperience of their staff. Ask your flight centre girl or guy to point out someone in the shop who has been with the company for more than 3 years....

Edited May 29, 200917 yr by hagler

I agree ^ flightcentre is overrated, I tend to either shop online or my local travel agency who ironically beat flightcentre's prices.

I agree ^ flightcentre is overrated, I tend to either shop online or my local travel agency who ironically beat flightcentre's prices.

Let's use this nonsense to tell - nobody can do anything with airline seats other than the airline itself.

They give maybe 5% of seats that won't be sold anyway to the skunks like Flight Centre.

Beating any price means only more restrictions are applied.

Try to change return date or anything and you will see. Be in the vicinity of 1 swine flu tested positive and quaranteened, you will see what happens to your ticket. You will have to buy a new one, one way, full price.