Tiger resumes Gold Coast flights after ban

The flight ban ended on August 12. Photo / Thinkstock

Tiger Airways will make its first flight to the Gold Coast on Wednesday afternoon since its six-week safety ban was lifted earlier this month.

The Gold Coast flight will leave Melbourne Airport at 4.40pm (AEST), with a return flight leaving Queensland at 7.10pm.

It's the third route the airline has started flying again after its flight ban ended on August 12.

CASA grounded the airline on July 1, citing concerns over pilot training, safety management and its overall safety systems.

Tiger says it will make further announcements on the resumption of other routes in due course.

The airline has now returned to flying up to five Melbourne-Sydney return services and two Melbourne-Brisbane services per day.

Tiger spokeswoman Vanessa Regan said the Gold Coast had proved a very popular destination for the airline in the past.

-AAP