Jetstar Japan has launched a second international route with flights from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong due to take off on June 1. The low-cost carrier planned to start with three times a week service between Tokyo and Hong Kong with an Airbus A320, gradually increasing to daily by the start of September, according to
Gold Coast Airport has picked up another international route with the start of Jetstar flights to Fiji. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier commenced its three times a week direct service on Tuesday, when Airbus A320 VH-VFJ took off from the Gold Coast as JQ125 at 0935 local time, landing at Nadi a little over three hours
Virgin Australia has retained the title of the nation’s most punctual airline for a fourth straight month. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Virgin led all airlines in February with an on time departure rate of 91.6 per cent, while its on time arrival rate was also an industry leading
Jetstar’s Hong Kong affiliate has sold two more of its Airbus A320s as it waits for a decision from local authorities on whether it will be granted a licence to fly. The two aircraft have been sold to a Chinese company CMB Financial Leasing Co for US$83 million, Jetstar Hong Kong part-owner Shun Tak Holdings
Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings believes the airport will survive even if Jetstar pulls its five flights a day to the Lindsay Fox-owned facility. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep
Qantas maintained its position as Australia’s largest international carrier in 2014, although the gap to foreign airlines such as Emirates and Qantas’s low-cost subsidiary Jetstar is narrowing. Figures from the Bureau of Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Economics (BITRE) show Qantas carried 15.4 per cent of the 33.1 million passengers that travelled into and out of Australia