Interesting how Australian Airlines is the worst performing financially of the Qantas Group. How will Jetstar international differ from Australian Airlines. The only real difference will be reduced pilot salaries, costs for flight attendant, fuel, landing charges overflight payments, etc will all be the same. And as we all know, pilot salaries are a very small percentage of the overall cost for an airline
I'm sick of hearing how Jetstar domestic is the best start up low cost carrier, what a load of bull****. It was already an operating airline, just the name was changed and routes siphoned of mainline and given to Jetstar. And as the competition was flying a similar product ie low cost.
Jestar international will not be the success that Qantas thinks it will. Jetstar international will be competing against against full service carriers who are government backed and have deep pockets. Customers will have choice and when faced with the choice of a full service carrier or Jetstar they will choose the full service carrier. Qantas will again piss off their remaining few loyal customers.