Qantas has confirmed that Jetstar has entered into talks with AirAsia over a “potential cost saving joint venture”, although indications are that it will not involve merging the two low cost carriers. Qantas released a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on December 18 confirming that the two have been involved in preliminary discussions, but
Jetstar will now accept Universal Air Travel Plan and Diners Club cards as forms of payment for customers in the Asia Pacific region. UATP and Diners Club payment methods are particularly popular with businesses and corporate travellers, and this move represent further expansion of Jetstar’s distribution channels. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
Jetstar’s entry onto the ‘golden triangle’ is now complete, with the Qantas subsidiary announcing that it will start twice daily services on the Melbourne-Brisbane route from July 1. The new services will be in addition to the airline’s existing double daily services from Avalon to Brisbane, with no reduction in capacity on that service. The
Jetstar has announced that it plans to add four new aircraft and 77 new weekly services to its domestic schedule during 2010 as it continues its fight with the rapidly expanding Tiger Airways. The airline is planning major increases in frequency on a number of routes, predominately form Melbourne and Sydney to destinations including Cairns,
Jetstar will commence services on the Sydney-Nadi route from March 29, putting it in competition with V Australia and Air Pacific. The airline has announced that it will operate on the route four times weekly using 177-seat Airbus A320s, with Jetsaver Light fares starting from $229 one way. This content is available exclusively to Australian
The Qantas Group recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers during October, although yields remain low. The increase in passenger numbers came from Jetstar, which recorded increases of 3.6 per cent in domestic operations and 115.8 per cent for international operations. Qantas’s domestic services saw passenger numbers fall by 0.9 per cent, while