Sat "Sydney Morning Herald"
Jakarta slams door on Jetstar
By Scott Rochfort and wires
March 26, 2005
Qantas's struggling Jetstar Asia operation suffered another body blow this week after the Indonesian Government said it would block foreign low-cost airlines from flying on key routes into the country.
Just one week after Jetstar Asia said it would have to lease out half of its fleet of eight Airbus A320s after failing to gain access into several key markets, Indonesia said it would permanently block low-cost carriers from flying into Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Bali.
But Jetstar Asia's problems do not only lie in being barred access into Indonesia and China.
After just two months the airline canned its services to Pattaya, Thailand, and it is unlikely its new double daily service to Bangkok, which started on Wednesday, is profitable.
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