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With 42 Pesos to the A$ my guess would be for the JetStar livery,
it would be way cheaper to do in the Philippines than Australia.
But just on the off-chance, here is a repost of the article from
the "Courier Mail" on the 28th of Feb:
Qantas eyes Asia for budget air service
Peter Morley
28feb04
QANTAS is looking to South-East Asia to establish a discount airline similar to its new domestic low-cost carrier, Jetstar.
A Qantas source – buoyed by the huge demand for scheduled as well as $29 promotional seats Jetstar will offer from May 25 – said: "Don't be surprised if you see us open a discount airline in another place – South-East Asia".
"The matter is under very serious consideration. I will not go into too much detail but it is highly likely that Jetstar is not the only low-cost airline that we find ourselves associated with."
The high-level source said Qantas had to grow or "just sit on its backside and become a utility".
"Those at the top are determined to grow the airline, make it stronger and seize the opportunities available to it," the source said.
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Cut-rate flying in Asia
Low-cost carriers are rapidly proliferating in the U.S. and Europe. Now they're popping up all over Asia and Australia. Among the players:
Airline / Country / Financial backer
*Virgin Blue / Australia / Virgin Croup
*JetStar / Australia / Qantas
*Lion Air / Indonesia / Local investors
*AirAsia / Malaysia / Local and mideast investors; ex-Ryanair COO
*Tiger Airways / Singapore / Singapore Airlines
*ValuAir / Singapore / Ex-Singapore Airlines executives
*Thai AirAsia / Thailand / AirAsia; Shin Corp
*Nok Air / Thailand / Thai Airways; Local investors
*Pacific Airlines / Vietnam / Vietnam Airlines
*Cebu Pacific / Philippines / Local investors
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Last edited by Wirraway; 5th Mar 2004 at 23:19.