Category: Jetstar

Jetstar has announced it will commence direct flights between Brisbane and Honolulu from December 15. The Qantas subsidiary says the flights, which are still subject to regulatory approval, will initially be operated by Airbus A330 equipment, but will switch to 787s as that fleet grows. Two flights per week will operate in the regular season with a

Jetstar is adding two new direct routes to its Australian domestic network, with daily Gold Coast-Mackay services starting June 28 and four times weekly Melbourne-Ayers Rock flights commencing on June 29. The announcements will see Jetstar become the only airline to operate direct services on both routes. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Emirates and Jetstar have announced an agreement to codeshare on a number of different services. The agreement will see Emirates flight numbers placed on a number of routes operated by Jetstar Australia and New Zealand, and on Jetstar Asia. Members of Emirates Skywards frequent flyer scheme will earn miles for flights on Jetstar-operated routes which

Action taken against Jetstar by the Fair Work Ombudsman in the Federal Court has seen the airline fined a total of $90,000 for unlawfully charging six cadet pilots for training costs and making deductions from their wages. The six pilots were recruited between October 2010 and January 2011, and were employed in individual contracts by