Jetstar considers Asian destinations

Tue, 10 May 2005 | Source: DJ

SYDNEY: Jetstar, the Australian discount airline operated by Qantas Airways Ltd. is considering launching services to several destinations around the region, including the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

"Asia is definitely in the frame and has a lot of potential," Jetstar corporate affairs manager Simon Westaway said on Monday.

"There are some destinations throughout Asia that we see a great deal of interest," Westaway said.

While he declined to put a time frame on any possible push into Asia, Jetstar chief executive Alan Joyce said early last month that the group wanted to be flying short-haul international routes within two years.

"That means there are destinations in Asia which the A320 is capable of reaching," he said. -- Dow Jones

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