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Tiger and Jetstar start price war

Prahok @ January 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet

AFP reports that Jetstar Asia and Tiger Airways will start operating flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from 1 February. And the price war has begun to promote this new route. To kick off the new flights to KL, both Jetstar and Tiger have come up with various promotions. Tiger is giving away 15,000 seats […]

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Jetstar’s Christmas treats

Prahok @ December 12, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Jetstar has just announced their Xmas “specials”, including:
Phuket from $15
Bangkok from $25
Phnom Penh from $39
Siem Reap from $39
Ho Chi Minh City from $45
Jakarta from $48
Surabaya from $48
Macau from $48
Manila from $75
Denpasar from $88
Hong Kong from $109
Taipei from $109
Rangoon from $109
To take advantage of these deals, you need to book by 16 December and travel between […]

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Jetstar looks to Darwin

Prahok @ December 5, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The ABC reports that Jetstar is set to use Darwin as its hub for flights between SE Asia and SE Australia. The airline says it will offer more daytime flights out of Darwin next year if it can get the infrastructure at Darwin Airport improved. Jetstar’s CEO, Alan Joyce, is meeting with the Territory Government […]

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Jetstar Vs Tiger

Prahok @ November 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The Herald Sun reports that Jetstar will step up the battle for market share against Tiger Airways by flooding its chief and high yield Gold Coast market with extra seats. Jetstar intends to introduce new and bigger A321 to the route to augment existing services by its present A320 aircraft. The planes are set to […]

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Jetstar offers KL-Syd at around RM700

Prahok @ November 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Bernama reports that Jetstar is offering a special promotional one-way fare for its Kuala Lumpur-Sydney flight at RM288 (excluding surcharges, fees and taxes of RM420.50 — for a total of around RM700 — not too shabby! The promotional fare runs till December 3, unless seats are sold out earlier, for travel between May 1 and […]

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Jetstar’s international share increases

Prahok @ November 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The Australian reports that a year after beginning its long-haul international operations, these now account for over 5% of international travel to and from Australia. A primary reason for Jetstar’s international launch was to stop the slide in the Qantas Group’s share of the international market into and out of Australia. It appears to have […]

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Jetstar to sell airfares for five-cents

Prahok @ November 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The Age reports that Jetstar is planning the cheapest ever airfare sale in Australian history in an attempt to draw public attention away from Tiger’s upcoming domestic launch. Jetstar plans to sell 5,000 five cent fares (including taxes) on its website from 7pm Thursday night on a handful of its routes. Jetstar has claimed the […]

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Jetstar launches 100-plane expansion

Prahok @ November 16, 2007 # No Comment Yet

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 […]

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Jetstar adds Macau from Feb 2, 2008

Prahok @ November 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Book by 18 November and travel between 02 February and 30 June 2008 on Jetstar’s newest route — Singapore to Macau. One-way fares start at $28 (before tax & all those surcharges). See the Jetstar website for more information.

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Jetstar launches Saigon to Singapore promo

Prahok @ November 12, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Thanh Nien News reports that Jetstar launched a weeklong promotion Monday to mark its third birthday, offering a large number of cheap seats for the Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore route. 50,000 seats will go on sale on its website at US$23 plus tax and fees. You need to book by this Sunday (18 […]

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