Jetstar Asia Master Thread

[Kenneth Chong WT 0]

SEPANG: Jetstar Asia is looking to fly to Medan in the second quarter (2Q) of the year as it seeks routes within a five-hour flight range, its chief executive officer Chong Phit Lian said.

 

She said Jetstar Asia flies to 14 cities in nine countries and was keeping an eye out for more cities within the five-hour flight range.

 

Chong was speaking to reporters on Feb 1 at the arrival of its inaugural Singapore-KL flight at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Jetstar Asia will fly to Macau on Feb 2.

 

 

(From left): Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad's senior general manager of operations Dato' Azmi Murad, Malaysia Airports MD Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmand, Malaysia Airports chairman Tan Sri Datuk Dr Aris Othman and Jetstar Asia's CEO Chong Pit Lian at Jetstar Asia maiden flight to KLIA on Feb 1.

She said Jetstar would like to increase its flights to KLIA and would apply for an optimum of six to seven flights a day between KLIA and Singapore under the “open skies agreement” at the end of the year.

 

“We think there would be enough volume because the current number of flights to Jakarta and Bangkok, and the KL and Singapore route is very much underserved. KL has a lot of attractions in food and shopping,” she said.

 

Chong said the starting fare, excluding tax was S$28 (RM64), and Jetstar Asia was also running a promotion to allow travellers to get an extra seat free for each seat bought. It was targeting its loyal customers who had made previous e-mail or short message service (SMS) bookings.

 

She said the return flight would be less than S$200 (RM456). She said the rates were cheaper than before and cited a family she spoke to onboard the flight who found the rates attractive enough to fly 20 members for a friend’s wedding in Malaysia.

 

Chong also said Jetstar was also eager to fly to other cities in Malaysia including Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, “and if Ipoh can take our aircraft, that would be another interesting place for Singaporean travellers”.

 

 

 

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PETALING JAYA: Jetstar Asia is offering 88,000 free seats for travel between July 1 to March 25 from Singapore to four local destinations. This offer to celebrate the launch of its Penang service ends on Wednesday.

 

The Singapore-based low-cost carrier will be starting daily flights from the republic to Penang from July 1, marking the airline’s 17th destination and fourth Malaysian

 

route. The other three routes are from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.

 

Jetstar offers flights to 17 destinations in 10 countries within five hours from the Lion City.

 

With a new Airbus A320 to be purchased in October, Jetstar would also double the number of its Singapore-Penang flights, chief executive officer Chong Phit Lian said in a statement yesterday.

 

The free-seat promotion excludes airport taxes, administrative and insurance charges.

 

For enquiries, call 800-6167-017 (24-hour call centre) or visit www.jetstar.com.

 

Source: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...&sec=nation

[Waiping 12]

Paging Mr. Wilson Loh.

[Azri M. 0]

Paging Mr. Wilson Loh.

 

AK is also releasing SIN-PEN and SIN LGK. For SIN-PEN, the return fare is SGD 75 (not incl checked-in luggage). Jetstar is BETTER, as the return fare is SGD74 and that incl 20KG of checked-in luggage+free online seat selection (plus flying to/from main terminals in both airports!).

Edited April 27, 2009 by Azri M.

[Loh Wilson 0]

Wilson will be at Perak/Malacca by that time

 

Rm167 .. hmmm, should I "donate" to PornJetStar ??

 

Changi airport spotting

Edited April 27, 2009 by Loh Wilson

[Yusoff 1]

Wilson will be at Perak/Malacca by that time

 

Rm167 .. hmmm, should I "donate" to PornJetStar ??

 

Changi airport spotting

Hmmm sounds interesting...

Or maybe at the beach...

Hmm...

 

 

 

[alberttky 0]

PETALING JAYA: Jetstar Asia plans to add more frequencies and fly to new destinations in Malaysia in the long term in a bid to expand its route network.

 

“Whatever we do in Kuala Lumpur depends on our long-haul strategy, the growth in passenger loads between cities, and demand.

 

“Our growth plans will also depend on when we can get the new aircraft, the slots and airport deals,” chief executive officer Chong Phit Lian told StarBiz in an interview in Singapore recently.

 

“Certainly we want to grow and tap opportunities in this region. We want to connect more cities in China, South Korea and Japan (from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur),” she added.

 

However, Chong could not say how many flights would be added to the carrier's Malaysian destinations.

 

Jetstar Asia is part of Australia's Jetstar Group which offers low fares to fly to South-East Asia's most popular leisure destinations. It operates 12 A320 aircraft and has two A330 based in Singapore.

 

The airline flies to 23 destinations in the Asia-Pacific. It flies to the KL International Airport and Penang from Singapore.

 

Travellers from Malaysia can fly long haul with Jetstar Asia, but with a stop in Singapore (or Australia) to Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Hobart, Sydney, Launceston, Adelaide, Shantou, Manila and Bali.

 

“The plan is to add frequency to some destinations that have proven to be popular for connectivity to our long-haul business. So we are exploring new destinations in the region. What we see as popular destinations are Phuket, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Saigon,'' Chong said.

 

She said its KL-Singapore route was popular as many Singaporeans and Malaysians had relatives and friends on both sides of the border. Jetstar Asia “enjoys strong 70% load capacity”' system wide for this route.

 

Chong said preload bookings for the second half of the year were “a few percentage points higher than last year”. “For June, we have seen strong single-digit growth,'' she added.

 

She attributed the growth to the “value that Jetstar Asia provides”.

 

“Low-fare travel, especially for destinations within the five-hour range, is increasing and so is long haul. The connectivity the airline provides keeps travellers coming back to fly with us,'' she said.

 

While Chong remains bullish about the airline's outlook, she is also mindful of the competition that would arise following Singapore Airlines' plan to set up a long-haul low-cost carrier in a year's time.

 

“This confirms what we have done is correct ... it confirms that we have a sustainable (low-cost long-haul) model. We are a few steps ahead.

 

“No doubt high fuel prices will have an impact on the industry and so will competition, but we will continue to compete to bring value and guarantee low fares,'' she said.

 

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/6/16/business/8910726&sec=business

[KC Sim 2]

Jetstar does not based two A330s in SIN. One comes in from Auckland and the other comes in from Melbourne and both turn around the same day.

 

KC Sim

[Ja Singh 2]

Jetstar does not based two A330s in SIN. One comes in from Auckland and the other comes in from Melbourne and both turn around the same day.

 

KC Sim

 

The A330's flights that you mentioned are operated by Singapore based crew, not Aussie or Nz based crew. Hence the term based in Singapore.

[Kris Kim 0]

The SIN-MEL route carries the JQ code, while the SIN-AKL route carries the 3K code

 

I think it would be smart to let BL do KUL-SGN, but I don't think they have rights to operate Internationally, because they are called Jetstar.

[KC Sim 2]

Basing crew in Singapore is quite different from basing two A330s in Singapore. United Airlines and Finnair are airlines that have Singapore-based crew but you certainly don't hear them claiming to base aircraft here.

 

And just because one flight is operated with a 3K flightcode also does not mean basing an aircraft in SIN. It merely uses the traffic rights that has been granted to Jetstar Asia but the aircraft maintain its base in Australia/NZ.

 

KC Sim

[Ja Singh 2]

Basing crew in Singapore is quite different from basing two A330s in Singapore. United Airlines and Finnair are airlines that have Singapore-based crew but you certainly don't hear them claiming to base aircraft here.

 

And just because one flight is operated with a 3K flightcode also does not mean basing an aircraft in SIN. It merely uses the traffic rights that has been granted to Jetstar Asia but the aircraft maintain its base in Australia/NZ.

 

KC Sim

 

They are all australian based a/c and there are no A330's based in NZ.They all carry australian registration, VH.

Edited June 17, 2011 by jadivindra

[alberttky 0]

Jetstar Asia executive director Chan Choy Kee met with Kunming Airport on 07-Sep-2011 to discuss the possibility of the carrier launching direct services to the city, according to China Civil Aviation Online. According to Innovata data, China Eastern Airlines and SilkAir currently operate on the sector.

 

Jetstar Asia launched three times weekly Singapore-Ningbo service on 09-Sep-2011. Frequency on the route will increase to four times weekly from 31-Oct-2011 - see Route Changes Table for more information. The carrier is also preparing to launch services from Singapore (and Melbourne) to Beijing on 24-Nov-2011.

 

http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/jetstar-asia-seeking-to-launch-kunming-service-119465

[alberttky 0]

Jetstar Asia is continuing what it sees as the decade of North Asian expansion with a service to Guangzhou, the third largest airport in China with 1.1 million weekly seats available. By comparison, London Heathrow has 1.7 million weekly seats available. Jetstar sees greater growth prospects in North Asia, which has a LCC penetration rate of under 5% compared to approximately 30% in Southeast Asia.

 

The Guangzhou route is the latest in a big push by Jetstar into China. It launched service to Ningbo last month and is launching service to Beijing next month. With Guangzhou, Jetstar Asia will have seven destinations in mainland China and 10 in greater China. Two more Chinese cities are expected to be added by the end of this year and many more in subsequent years. “There are many, many cities” in China that Jetstar is prepared to serve, CEO Bruce Buchannan previously remarked.

 

Close readers of CAPA may not be surprised by the route selection – it was one of three possible new China routes we flagged back in July. It was then Mr Buchannan remarked, "In this decade, we believe North Asia will flourish."

 

The daily route to Guangzhou commences from 22-Dec-2011 with what Jetstar says is the 16th A320 for the carrier's Singapore hub. But the flight schedule makes apparent the route does not necessarily require a new aircraft but could instead be operated by one of Jetstar's A320s that overnights at Singapore.

 

A Jetstar Asia spokeswoman confirms the carrier's 16th A320 is being used during daytime hours to launch service to Hanoi and add capacity to Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. In July the carrier unveiled plans to launch four weekly flights to Hanoi from 15-Dec-2011 and to add capacity on several existing routes including Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

 

The new route also underscores Jetstar looking to link its intra-Asia services, and not its long-haul flights to Australia and New Zealand or Qantas flights to Europe and Australia. Like the Singapore-Beijing route announced in Jun-2011 for service from 24-Nov-2011, the Guangzhou flight is timed to primarily connect with regional Asian flights, and not Jetstar or Qantas long-haul services.

 

The Beijing route's timing was also due to slots that were not Jetstar's first preference, but Mr Buchannan said at the time the carrier could look later to attain more favorable slots.

 

For service to mainland China's second-largest airport, Shanghai Pudong (with 50,000 more seats per week than Guangzhou), Jetstar has secured slots, as well as to China's sixth largest airport, Shenzhen. Both are logical airports for Jetstar to launch to next.

 

Jetstar is expected to make more route announcements in Asia over the next few weeks. The group is planning to end the year with 17 Singapore-based A320s and four Singapore-based A330s. So far the carrier has only announced capacity plans for 16 of the A320s and three A330s (Beijing is made possible with the delivery of the third A330).

 

As a result one or two more short/medium-haul routes and one more long-haul route are still to be announced. Jetstar Asia earlier indicated it planned to have 12 routes to greater China by year-end, which suggest at least one of the new A320 routes and possibly the A330 route will once again involve China. Shenzhen and Shanghai are the most likely alternatives. Shanghai is an option for either aircraft type as it is just within range of an A320 but the value of Shanghai slots could persuade Jetstar to use the larger A330 on the five-hour flight from Singapore.

 

Jetstar's addition on the Singapore-Guangzhou route will add competition to China Southern, Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways, who all serve the route non-stop. Singapore Airlines (SIA) is doubling capacity to Guangzhou at the end of this month, when it adds a second daily flight.

 

Singapore has the second largest number of international direct seats a week to Guangzhou, just behind Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. The additional flight from SIA and the new flight from Jetstar will result in an over 20% increase of capacity on the route, making Singapore the second largest international route from Guangzhou.

 

AirAsia, which like Jetstar is pursuing a pan-Asian LCC strategy, provides 3,780 weekly seats from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou, which so far this year has experienced higher growth every month than the previous two years.

 

Fifty-nine per cent of traffic at Guangzhou is from SkyTeam, whose Chinese members China Southern is based there. Unaligned capacity (such as from LCCs) accounts for 26% of capacity.

 

Jetstar increased its China capacity by 300% in 2010 as service to Guilin and Shantou was launched. Its China capacity will grow another 150% in 2011, driven by the launch of flights to Hangzhou early this year as well as the launch later in the year to Ningbo, Beijing and Guangzhou. Jetstar’s China capacity will likely double again next year as more routes are launched and due to the full year effect of the routes added in 2H2011.

 

http://www.centreforaviation.com/blog/jetstar-with-guangzhou-continues-china-expansion-as-australia-and-se-asia-take-back-seat-60657

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SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Budget airline Jetstar has launched daily low-fare flight services between Singapore and Beijing on Thursday, bringing the number of its destinations in China to ten.

 

The low-cost carrier will use an Airbus A330 plane configured with 303 economy and business class seats to fly the Singapore- Beijing route, which will be an extension to its current Melbourne- Singapore services, according to China's Xinhua news agency.

 

Jetstar uses Singapore as a hub and has been expanding its network in China rapidly to cover both the first-tier and second- tier cities, such as Haikou, Shantou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Macao and Taipei.

 

"The company was also looking at more potential destinations in China with a target of having 12 destinations in China by the end of 2012, as the outbound travel demand from second-tier coastal cities such as Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shantou grows," Xinhua quoted Chong Phit Lian, chief executive officer of Jetstar Asia.

 

The economics of the Chinese market is changing very fast, and Jetstar sees strong potentials from second-tier cities in even the inland areas such as Chengdu, Chongqing and Changsha, she said.

 

"We believe these are the growth cities and the outbound interest will be growing. The way the economy is growing in these cities is becoming an interest for us," Chong said.

 

While, David Hall, chief executive of Jetstar Australia and New Zealand, told the press conference in Singapore that the new route was expected to stimulate travel demand by increasing inbound visitors from Australia, as the number of Australian visitors to China are showing double digit growth this year.

[alberttky 0]

Beijing looms as competitive focal point for Scoot and Jetstar

 

Jetstar this week commenced flights between Singapore and Beijing on a timetable that was, uncannily or not, subsequently replicated by incumbent carrier Singapore Airlines to create its fourth daily service on the route. SIA's new service, due to commence 16-Dec-2011, arrives in Beijing at 1am and departs at 2am. But is that really a timetable appealing to SIA's premium traffic? Or has SIA started the route so it can be quickly handed over to its new low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, once it commences operations?

 

Continue reading at http://www.centreforaviation.com/blogs/aviation-blog/beijing-looms-as-competitive-focal-point-for-scoot-and-jetstar-63549

[KC Sim 2]

It is no secret that Scoot was established to challenge the growing footprint of Jetstar Asia in Singapore ... and pending its startup in mid-2012, it is not surprising if the parent airline moves to protect market share or gain an early foothold for the upcoming LCC subsidiary.

 

Expect Jetstar Asia and Scoot to be more combative in the years ahead ... when the former acquires its first B787 Dreamliners and the latter adds a dozen B777s to its fleet. The ultimate winner is the consumer ... isn't that the way it should be?

 

KC Sim

[flee 5]

However, it is not in the long term interests of the passengers if the competition results in the demise of one or both competitors. That is why watchdogs are necessary. They have to watch for underhanded business tactics like predatory pricing, unfair trading terms, etc.

[alberttky 0]

However, it is not in the long term interests of the passengers if the competition results in the demise of one or both competitors. That is why watchdogs are necessary. They have to watch for underhanded business tactics like predatory pricing, unfair trading terms, etc.

 

It's cyclical. When we face a situation where one is not doing well, then we might see mergers / acquisitions from the winner. When things are doing well, we'll see more players, and it goes on and on...

[KC Sim 2]

There is plenty in the market to sustain both Jetstar Asia and Scoot to serve ... and any newcomer that might still be contemplating setting up here in SIN (where is RedQ?).

 

The demand for travel is incredible and many Singaporeans and foreigners based here in SIN have been bitten badly by the travelbug and just could not stop travelling.

 

KC Sim

[flee 5]

True, an island nation like Singapore does encourage people to "burst out" to explore other places. So travel, both business and leisure, is necessary to expand their horizons!

[alberttky 0]

True, an island nation like Singapore does encourage people to "burst out" to explore other places. So travel, both business and leisure, is necessary to expand their horizons!

 

I just hope that CAAS / MOT will think about adding capacity at WSSS as it seems to struggle with coping during peak hours.

[flee 5]

SINGAPORE: Low cost carrier Jetstar Asia has announced that Ms Chong Phit Lian has decided to step down from her position as chief executive officer on February 1, 2012.

 

In a statement, the company said Ms Chong is leaving the role after six years to pursue opportunities outside of the aviation sector.

 

She will, however, remain a member of the Jetstar Asia board to help guide continued growth.

 

Jetstar Asia's chairman, Mr Dennis Choo thanked Ms Chong for her "tremendous contributions to developing the low cost carrier's Singapore hub."

 

He added that since Ms Chong took over as CEO in 2006, she has led a "rapid and very successful expansion in a competitive environment."

 

Mr Paul Daff, most recently head of the Qantas Group Jetconnect subsidiary in New Zealand, would serve as interim Jetstar Asia CEO.

 

Jetstar Asia said the search for a Singaporean-national CEO is ongoing and an announcement is expected to be made early 2012.

 

Source

[alberttky 0]

Jetstar will be adding a total of 40 new weekly flights to destinations across its Asia-Pacific network for 2012 through its hub in Singapore.

 

The airline is expanding its service to Japan with the addition of a new Darwin-Manila-Narita service, with effect from March 25, while adding a second daily flight on its Singapore-Taipei-Osaka route. Three new weekly services between Singapore and Darwin have also been introduced.

 

The expansion is well timed with the imminent launch of Jetstar Japan later this year.

 

“Japan is the fourth largest international inbound tourism market for the Northern Territory, with 28,000 visitors contributing around $27 million annually," a spokesperson from Jetstar said, adding that the new service between Darwin and Tokyo via Manila will link up the group's network in Australia and New Zealand, served by Jetstar Airways, and that by Jetstar Japan. "Furthermore, Darwin’s strategic location can act as a gateway between the rest of Australia and Southeast Asia.”

 

In Southeast Asia, the group has beefed up its Singapore-Ho Chi Minh service to 27 times weekly from December 23, 2011, enabling easier connections to Vietnamese cities of Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Hai Phong and Vinh through Jetstar Pacific.

 

Last year, Jetstar strengthened its commitment to the Chinese market with the launch of the Singapore-Beijing service in November, and Singapore to Guangzhou in December.

 

The addition of these new services to the Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Australian markets amounts to an additional 8,500 seats from the airline's Singapore hub. Currently, Jetstar flies to 60 destinations in 17 countries across its network.

 

http://www.businesstraveller.com/asia-pacific/news/jetstar-makes-capacity-changes-for-2012

[Hafiz BAM 0]

Jetstar has quietly introduced a new Singapore-Manila-Osaka Kansai service with a fare sale earlier this week.

 

This makes a total of 3 daily flights between Singapore and Osaka, two via Taipei (including the new second daily from March) and the third via Manila.

 

But with regular fares that are not that far away from SQ/JL/NH, these one-stops are only worth considering when there's a sale :/