Jetstar are very conscious of maintaining a "critical mass" of aircraft to maximise the economies of scale. This includes the international operations in NZ, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and "Hong Kong" (Ha yeah right, wankers).
Anyway, they would rather keep a marginal or loss making, but subsidised route and keep the aircraft flying to maximise the efficiency of the whole operation, then make the BIG money elsewhere, allegedly.
Last edited by Iron Bar; 28th Apr 2015 at 08:22.