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Jetstar Japan will start international flights from February 28 2015 as the low-cost carrier builds up its newly opened Osaka base with a daily service to Hong Kong. The new route will be served with Airbus A320 aircraft, with Hong Kong Jetstar Japan’s first international destination since the airline began operations in 2012. This content
Qantas and Japan Airlines have agreed to put an additional 11 billion yen (A$114 million) into loss-making Jetstar Japan. The recapitalisation would support Jetstar Japan’s growth ahead of international flights beginning in 2015 and an expansion of its domestic flying, Qantas said in a statement on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Australia’s domestic carriers flew fuller aircraft in September as capacity cuts helped boost load factors, latest figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) said capacity, as measured by available seat kilometres, on regular public transport (RPT) services fell 0.8 per cent in September, compared with the prior corresponding period. This content
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says he expects the proposed Jetstar Hong Kong franchise will be granted a hearing by the local government in early 2015. Jetstar Hong Kong, which was launched in 2012, is yet to secure an operating licence and has been forced to sell aircraft and park others while it waits to
American Airlines has expanded its Japanese network through a series of new codeshares with Jetstar Japan. The Dallas-based carrier will place its AA code on Jetstar Japan’s services from Tokyo Narita to Fukuoka, Matsuyama, Okinawa, Osaka and Sapporo from October 26, American said in a statement on Wednesday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Despite a strong improvement in on-time performance from Virgin Australia, Qantas and Regional Express (Rex) have maintained their position as the nation’s most punctual airlines. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) showed Rex led all Australian airlines for on-time departures in September, with 90.4 per cent of its flights pushing
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