Jetstar could add fourth airline to main trunk routes
NZPA reports that a price war on New Zealand’s main domestic airline routes is likely, with Jetstar set to announce plans to join the market. Some in the travel industry expect Jetstar to reinstate some of the off-peak services between Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch that were abandoned last month by its parent airline Qantas. “It would be a fairly safe bet that they will go main trunk,” an industry executive said in The Dominion Post. That would mean four airlines - Air New Zealand, Qantas, Pacific Blue and Jetstar - flying between Auckland and Christchurch. Jetstar’s staff costs are significantly lower than Qantas’s and well below Air New Zealand’s, giving it a price advantage. Jetstar was not commenting on details of the announcement, expected to be released within days.
Prahok @ February 16, 2009