Jetstar are offering fantastic sale fares to a range of destinations, from as low as $28^ (eg. Singapore to Kuala Lumpur Singapore Airlines said it planned to launch the yet-to-be-named, low-cost offshoot within a year, using wide-body aircraft.It would be operated independently and managed separately from Singapore Airlines, which would have a 100 per cent stake in the carrier. The previous evening Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, hit the replay button on his ‘rogue unions’ mantra, and gave interviews variously threatening no further investment in Qantas long haul international and no new aircraft.
Singapore Airlines' announcement comes just weeks after speculation emerged that Qantas was considering launching a premium airline in Asia, as part of a wide-ranging review aimed at increasing its presence in the world's fastest-growing aviation market and slashing costs.Jetstar has stepped up its efforts over the past year to boost its presence in Asia, seeking airline alliances in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. Almost exactly a year after Jetstar’s first A330 international services, AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes saw the potential for even longer routes, launching AirAsia X on the 13-hour-45-minute Kuala Lumpur-London route with 327-seat A340s, later including 60-inch-pitch (152-centimetre) lie-flat beds as an option.
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