Jetstar to operate daily Australia-Japan service to Gold Coast
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From 1-Oct-08, Jetstar will change its current daily Sydney-Osaka-Brisbane service to operate via the Gold Coast in lieu of Brisbane.
This change will allow for access from both Sydney and the Gold Coast with the carrier operating a direct Osaka-Gold Coast* service daily with a five times weekly A330-200 tag service from Sydney and a number of domestic connections on the other two days via the Qantas Group’s domestic network.
(*Flights subject to regulatory approval)
Jetstar will operate its first long haul international services from the Gold Coast with the daily service, and will complement existing Jetstar long haul international operations now flying direct to Asia and the Asia Pacific from Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns.
Under the proposal there is no change in existing daily operating capacity by Jetstar from western Japan into South East Queensland.
Jetstar Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce, said, “the planned change in operations on the Australia-Osaka route was an important next phase in Jetstar being able to offer a more desirable air service for the benefit of Japanese travellers. Jetstar will support the daily operation of the new Osaka-Gold Coast* daily service with a five times weekly Airbus A330-200 tag service direct from Sydney.”
The remaining two operational days each week will be supported by existing Qantas Group domestic services between the Gold Coast and Sydney, now numbering up to 12 times daily.
The Gold Coast has become Jetstar’s largest leisure destination now supporting over 130 weekly return flights. This includes an existing twice weekly Jetstar international A320 service to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mr Joyce, said, “Jetstar had continued to build on its already strong partnership with Queensland Airports Limited through its ownership of Gold Coast International Airport.”
Within Queensland, Jetstar will continue to operate A330-200 international services between Cairns and the western Japanese cities of Osaka and Nagoya, in addition to short haul A320 international services between Brisbane-Christchurch (daily), Gold Coast-Christchurch (2 times weekly) and Cairns-Darwin-Singapore (daily).
Jetstar’s A330-200 fleet is seat configured for 303 passengers, offering two classes of service including StarClass, Jetstar’s business class.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 20-May-08
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