Jetstar to reintroduce air link between Cairns and western Japan
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Jetstar is to reinstate air access from western Japan to Cairns through a new Cairns-Gold Coast domestic service that will directly connect with the carrier’s daily Gold Coast - Osaka international operation.
Commencing 03-Feb-09* the three times weekly Cairns-Gold Coast A320 service will reintroduce Qantas Group service access between Osaka and Cairns via Jetstar’s Gold Coast flying hub, following a prior decision to conclude A330-200 direct services between western Japan and Cairns by mid December.
Cairns-Gold Coast grows the Jetstar’s future Cairns operations to 66 weekly domestic and international services by early 2009, and expands its Cairns operations to directly serve six domestic markets in addition to operating daily international frequencies from Cairns to Singapore (via Darwin) and future Tokyo* A330-200 services.
Operating each Tuesday, Friday and Saturday the domestic tag Cairns-Gold Coast service will coincide with primary days of travel for Japanese visitors arriving or departing Australia and enable access into Cairns via a connection on Jetstar at Gold Coast Airport.
Queensland Airports, owner of Gold Coast International Airport, have also reached agreement with Jetstar to support its future Cairns-Gold Coast service that will allow it to better optimise existing and future domestic and international connections through its expanding Gold Coast hub to include Cairns.
Jetstar is now offering special one way JetSaver Light sale fares at Jetstar.com for Cairns-Gold Coast from AUD 59 one way starting at 1400hrs (2pm) AEST 16-Oct-08 and ending 1700hrs (5pm) AEST 17-Oct-08 unless fares sell out prior.
The offer is for travel between two periods: 03-Feb-09 – 27-Mar-09 and 28-Apr-09 – 16-Jun-09. Conditions apply (fares subject to availability, selected days & flights excluding public & school holidays).
Jetstar’s every day one way web fares (JetSaver Light) between Cairns-Gold Coast start from AUD99.
Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan said, “The introduction of our Cairns-Gold Coast service will allow the Jetstar flight network to further link Cairns to a multitude of destinations within Australia and beyond.”
“Importantly this new service provides an immediate opportunity to reintroduce Qantas Group access to western Japan for Cairns with connectivity options from the Kansai Region from Osaka to travel to Cairns via a connecting Jetstar service at Gold Coast International Airport.
“The three times weekly services will provide over 1000 additional weekly seats by Jetstar for Cairns.”
From December, Jetstar will operate 19 times weekly two class international services between Queensland and Japan including a daily Cairns-Tokyo (Narita)* service commencing 18-Dec-08.
As prior announced Jetstar will codeshare with both Qantas and Japan Airlines on its new Cairns – Tokyo (Narita)* daily service from 18-Dec-08.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 17-Oct-08
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