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Jetstar announces $1 fares on NZ domestic routes
NZPA reports that Jetstar has officially announced its assault on the domestic New Zealand air travel market with flights between Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown. The Qantas subsidiary will start with two A320 aircraft from June 10 operating four city … Continue reading
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Asia’s budget airlines eye growth, trade barriers
The Associated Press reports that Asia’s budget airlines should benefit from bargain hunting travelers amid a global economic slowdown, as long as government barriers don’t stifle expansion of this still young business, industry experts said. Low-cost carriers are poised to … Continue reading
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Jetstar scraps fuel surcharge, clients save up to $68
The Australian reports that JetStar has scrapped fuel surcharges on its international routes, saving passengers up to A$68 each way. The airline announced it would remove the levy from its trans-Tasman flights as well as its short-haul and long-haul international … Continue reading
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Cheap ticket push for Jetstar’s Auckland debut
The New Zealand Herald announced that Australian airline Jetstar will launch its transtasman services from Auckland with an $89 fare sale from midday today. The carrier this morning confirmed plans to expand its New Zealand operations and has put up … Continue reading
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Tiger and Jetstar start price war
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 … Continue reading
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Jetstar’s Christmas treats
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 … Continue reading
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Jetstar looks to Darwin
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 … Continue reading
Jetstar Vs Tiger
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 … Continue reading
Jetstar offers KL-Syd at around RM700
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 … Continue reading
Jetstar’s international share increases
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 … Continue reading