Tiger Airways Holdings says it saw strong growth in passenger volumes and load factors for the quarter ending Dec 31 2009.

The number of passengers who flew on Tiger Airways services in Asia and Australia during October, November and December 2009 increased sharply by 55%, 59% and 48% respectively over the corresponding months in 2008.

Total passenger volume from October to December 2009 was a record 1.30 million people, the 21st straight quarter of annual passenger growth.

In December 2009, the group also recorded its single strongest month of passenger carriage since starting operations.

Load factor — the percentage of seats sold — was also robust across both airlines. The average network-wide load factor for October, November and December 2009 increased to 86%, 87% and 90% respectively, an increase of between 3 to 7 percentage points over the corresponding months of 2008.