Jetstar will take off for the first time from Australia to Sri Lanka in August next year, with the launch of the only direct low-cost service from Melbourne to the South Asian nation’s capital, Colombo. From 25 August 2026, Jetstar will become the first Australian airline to operate this route,...

Jetstar will operate up to 13 new domestic flights in and out of Adelaide each week, unlocking more than 350,000 new low fare seats a year on three key domestic routes. This major capacity increase between Adelaide and Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth will boost domestic capacity for the South Austr...

The Qantas Group will shut down Jetstar Asia due to "growing challenges in recent years", including rising costs and "intensified competition in the region". The move forms part of a "strategic restructure" that will support the Qantas Group's fleet renewal programme and "strengthen its core busi...

dnata and Jetstar have agreed to extend their contract for another four years and expanded their partnership to the airline’s Jetstar Asia operations based out of Singapore. The contract will see dnata provide retail products across Jetstar’s extensive Asia Pacific network including Jetstar A...

Qantas and CAE have officially opened Sydney’s new purpose-built training centre, where thousands of new and existing Qantas and Jetstar pilots will train each year. The state-of-the-art facility in St Peters near Sydney Airport, developed in partnership with global training provider CAE, is no...

Jetstar Asia (3K) and Jetstar Airways (JQ) have confirmed they will operate from Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) from 22 March 2023. The relocation to T4 will enable Changi Airport to optimise the use of its aircraft gates to meet the growing demand for air travel, while creating hea...

The Qantas Group has appointed Stephanie Tully as the new Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar. This follows the announcement in June that current Jetstar CEO, Gareth Evans, will leave his role by the end of calendar 2022. Ms Tully joined the national carrier in 2004 and has worked across operat...

Jetstar customers in Singapore and Southeast Asia have more options to book low-cost direct flights and connections to India as the virtual interline partnership between Jetstar and Indian low-cost carrier, IndiGo goes live today. As demand for air travel continues to recover, Jetstar customers l...

Qantas and Jetstar are set for a busy weekend as school holidays conclude in Victoria and Queensland, deploying additional staff to manage airport queues and check-in with more than 350,000 travellers travelling within Australia over the next four days. This weekend also marks the start of school h...

  Australian low-cost operator Jetstar has unveiled a refreshed livery for its incoming fleet of Airbus A321LR jets, the first of which is due to be delivered in the next couple of months. The new livery features an orange tail and underbelly – a departure from the airline’s current g...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement IATA Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks. These five airlines join Emirates Airline as IATA Travel Pass im...

Swissport Australia has been appointed preferred ground services partner for Qantas in Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) and Canberra (CBR). Qantas` outsourcing review focussed on safety, operational performance, cost, experience and financial viability and involved ramp services and fleet presentation ...

The Qantas Group has today announced temporary reductions to flights across Asia in response to a drop in demand due to Coronavirus. The actions were announced as part of the Group’s Half Year Financial Results, where the net profit impact of Coronavirus was estimated at between $100 million ...

Elenium Automation and Avalon Airport today announced they have formed a partnership to provide a technology solution to further improve passenger experience and operational efficiency within the airport. Avalon Airport currently operates passenger flights for Jetstar, AirAsia and most recently,...