Wirraway
25th Nov 2004, 08:41
Associated Press
Singapore's Jetstar Asia Announces Routes
11.25.2004, 04:20 AM
Jetstar Asia, Qantas Airways' no-frills carrier, announced on Thursday seven new destinations it will serve out of Singapore, including Shanghai, in a move sure to raise the stakes in Asia's cutthroat budget aviation market.
The company - which is set to take to the skies next month - said it will also serve Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, and Manila, plus the East Java port of Surabaya and the Thai beach town of Pattaya.
Three of those seven routes will open from December, with the rest to be added in stages from next year, the company said in a statement without saying which would be the first or the exact dates the services would start.
"This is just the beginning," said Jetstar Asia Chief Operating Officer Con Korfiatis. "But it's also indicative of the types of destinations we'll be flying to; some expected, some not expected."
Jetstar Asia's planned route network is ambitious compared with those of its Singapore-based rivals Valuair and Tiger Airways, both of which started operations earlier this year. It also underscores the growing competition in Southeast Asia for discount air travelers.
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Singapore's Jetstar Asia Announces Routes
11.25.2004, 04:20 AM
Jetstar Asia, Qantas Airways' no-frills carrier, announced on Thursday seven new destinations it will serve out of Singapore, including Shanghai, in a move sure to raise the stakes in Asia's cutthroat budget aviation market.
The company - which is set to take to the skies next month - said it will also serve Hong Kong, Taipei, Jakarta, and Manila, plus the East Java port of Surabaya and the Thai beach town of Pattaya.
Three of those seven routes will open from December, with the rest to be added in stages from next year, the company said in a statement without saying which would be the first or the exact dates the services would start.
"This is just the beginning," said Jetstar Asia Chief Operating Officer Con Korfiatis. "But it's also indicative of the types of destinations we'll be flying to; some expected, some not expected."
Jetstar Asia's planned route network is ambitious compared with those of its Singapore-based rivals Valuair and Tiger Airways, both of which started operations earlier this year. It also underscores the growing competition in Southeast Asia for discount air travelers.
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