Category: Jetstar

The Qantas Group has spoken out against plans by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to impose passenger safety charges on Jetstar’s domestic New Zealand services. Under changes to legislation proposed by the New Zealand government, the NZCAA would be able to impose a levy on services operated within New Zealand by airlines operating on

Passengers on a Jetstar A320 on the ground in Newcastle were forced to evacuate the aircraft after an engine fire on October 27. The flight had already landed after arriving from Brisbane, and the pilots were understood to be shutting down the aircraft’s number one engine when it briefly caught fire. “We believe that there

Jetstar operated its first flights between Sydney and Melbourne/Tullamarine on October 26, noting that all flights for the day were “completely sold-out”. “While we expect Jetstar’s new Melbourne-Sydney services to be strongly supported by flyers seeking the lowest fares between Australia’s two largest capitals, Qantas will importantly continue to maintain its high frequency premium offering

Jetstar has renewed distribution arrangements with the Sabre and Worldspan global distribution systems. The new arrangements will allow Jetstar (JQ), Jetstar Asia (3K) and Valuair (VF) tickets to be issued via the GDS’s through a single agreement. Jetstar Pacific tickets will soon be added to distribution through Sabre, in addition to its existing agreement with