Jetstar launches 100-plane expansion
The Australian reports that Jetstar will boost its fleet to 100 aircraft as it intensifies its push into SE Asia. The airline will set up short-haul international bases in Perth and Darwin to serve the Asian markets, using them as launch pad to a range of destinations in neighbouring countries. Jetstar CE Alan Joyce said the bases would be established within two years but added their sizes were yet to be determined. “We see there’s a lot of potential, there could be a large number of aircraft in both Perth and Darwin,” he said. “It could be in the region, easily, of four to five aircraft being based there.
Prahok @ November 16, 2007