Tag: Jetstar
European airlines lead 2018 a la carte revenue estimate at $22.5 billion
Chief Assignment Editor- February 19, 2019 16:37The latest airline industry report estimated airline a la carte revenue at $65 billion worldwide for 2018. Each year IdeaWorksCompany analyses the ancillary revenue disclosures for airlines all over the ... Read More
Emirates links Phnom Penh and Bangkok with daily service from Dubai
Chief Assignment Editor- February 13, 2019 21:06Emirates will link Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK) with its new daily service set to launch on June 1, 2019. The service from Dubai to Phnom Penh, via Bangkok, ... Read More
Emirates 2018: 192,000 flights and 59 million passengers
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 31, 2018 02:59Emirates carried over 59 million passengers on more than 192,000 flights in 2018. "We had our challenges in 2018, however, we continued to maximize opportunities by deploying our capacity to ... Read More
Virgin Australia’s Denpasar Christmas delivery for Darwin
Chief Assignment Editor- December 19, 2018 15:12Virgin Australia has delivered just what Darwin International Airport wanted for Territorians this festive season, with the announcement of a new three times weekly, seasonal service to Denpasar, Bali starting ... Read More
Jetstar emergency landing in Guam
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 7, 2016 12:03A Jetstar Airways flight JQ12 with 320 people onboard, which was flying from Tokyo to Australia’s Gold Coast, has made an emergency landing on the US island of Guam in ... Read More
Jetstar under fire over Thai cabin crew
editor- May 29, 2012 02:57Airline cabin crew recruited in Thailand have allegedly been staffing domestic routes in Australia for Jetstar - for half the cost of the budget airline's local staff. Read More
Jetstar chief: Budget airline market will shrink
editor- February 20, 2012 09:40Travelers can expect more niche players to disappear from the low-cost airline market as they either fail or are absorbed by bigger carriers, Jetstar chief executive Bruce Buchanan has predicted. Read More
Tourism Australia and Jetstar woo Japanese tourists
editor- October 31, 2011 04:34Tourism Australia and Jetstar will spend A$10 million ($13 million) on a Japanese advertising campaign in an effort to boost tourist numbers devastated by Japan's earthquake and tsunami. Read More
Jetstar passenger chokes to death on inflight meal
editor- September 6, 2011 04:06A distressed passenger sat with her boyfriend's body for more than nine hours after watching him choke during the Jetstar flight from Singapore to Auckland. Read More
Fuel surcharges blossom again at Southeast Asia budget carriers
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 5, 2011 09:48BANGKOK (eTN) - Last Tuesday marked an end to a marketing trump that AirAsia had been branding for over two years. Read More
New agreement between Jetstar and Tourism Western Australia to boost visitors to Perth
editor- August 18, 2010 03:54A new agreement between Tourism Western Australia (WA) and Jetstar is set to increase visitor numbers to Perth from the east coast. Read More
Budget carriers give Singapore its first one‐million visitor arrivals in a single month
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 31, 2010 11:09SINGAPORE- The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) celebrated a major milestone in Singapore’s inbound tourism arrivals today – achieving its first one‐million visitor arrivals in a single month. Read More
Jetstar pilot’s texting during landing investigated
editor- June 14, 2010 01:07The pilot of a no-frills Australian airline is being investigated over claims he was texting on his mobile phone during landing. Read More
JetStar to rent iPads on flights
editor- June 2, 2010 03:11Would you rent an Apple iPad on a flight? An Australian airline thinks so. JetStar, a low-cost airline, will launch a trial to rent an iPad on flights for $10 ... Read More
Jetstar to restart Cairns-Osaka flights
editor- March 30, 2010 04:37Jetstar will reintroduce direct flights between Cairns in far north Queensland and the Japanese city of Osaka this week. Read More
Changi Airport Group And Jetstar Group Sign Air Hub Deal Supporting Flights Growth
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 31, 2010 14:3228 January 2010 – Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Jetstar signed an agreement today to launch a strategic partnership that will see Jetstar continue to make Singapore Changi Airport its ... Read More
AirAsia Group and Jet Star form first low cost airlines’ world alliance
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 6, 2010 10:43In a world first for low cost airlines, Jetstar and AirAsia announced today they would form a new alliance that would reduce costs, pool expertise and ultimately result in cheaper ... Read More
Paralympian drags himself through airport after airline takes his wheelchair
editor- November 27, 2009 05:09A paralympic champion who dragged himself through an airport after a budget airline made him check in his wheelchair has received an apology. Read More
Fiji’s economy to get boost from Chinese tourists
editor- October 28, 2009 05:24SUVA - The Fiji government and tourism stakeholders said on Tuesday they expect tourism numbers to boom with increased airlines servicing Fiji and a direct flight from China to the ... Read More
Jetstar eyeing China, India flights
editor- October 7, 2009 06:20The head of the low-cost airline Jetstar, Bruce Buchanan, has aid that the airline is eying route-related opportunities in China and India. Read More
Airline to name plane Princess Mary
editor- September 8, 2008 04:49A recent visit by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to her home country of Australia created such a flurry of excitement, even a local airline was starstruck. Read More
Jetstar facing whopping hotel bill
editor- September 2, 2008 10:01Jetstar faces a hotel bill of more than $110,000 after 194 Australians spent four days stranded on the Thai island of Phuket. Read More
Jetstar Asia introduces daily flights to Phnom Penh
editor- June 5, 2008 01:44Visiting Cambodia’s two major cities of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh will soon be more affordable and enjoyable. Starting July 28, 2008, Jetstar Asia passengers flying to Cambodia can enjoy ... Read More
Valuair starts evening flights to Medan
editor- May 31, 2008 06:53Beginning June 2, 2008, Valuair will offer three weekly morning and three evening flights to Medan instead of its current six times weekly morning flights. With this new flight schedule, ... Read More
Jetstar Asia aids China earthquake survivors
editor- May 30, 2008 02:21Jetstar Asia has embarked on a donation drive on selected flights to provide aid to survivors of the horrific earthquake that rocked Sichuan province in China on May 12, 2008. ... Read More
Australian airline prepares skilled migrant pilots
editor- May 27, 2008 06:01The Australian airline Jetstar is preparing to employ 75 foreign pilots under the federal government's temporary skilled migration visa. Jetstar's general manager of corporate relations, Simon Westaway, says the airline ... Read More
Jetstar’s fake flyers check its standards
editor- February 15, 2008 05:14Jetstar is employing "mystery shoppers" to travel on its network and check service standards. The move comes as the Qantas offshoot has eclipsed Europe's easyJet and Ryanair in terms of ... Read More