Jetstar Airways
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| IATA code : | JQ |
| ICAO code : | JST |
| Call sign : | JETSTAR |
| Founding: | 2004 |
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Melbourne , Australia
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| Home airport : | Melbourne |
| Management: | Gareth Evans |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Qantas Frequent Flyer |
| Fleet size: | 69 (+ 21 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.jetstar.com |
Jetstar Airways is a low-cost Australian airline based in Melbourne and based at Melbourne Airport . It is a subsidiary of Qantas Airways .
history
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Jetstar began selling airline tickets in February 2004, with the first passenger flights following three months later on May 25th. Internationally, Jetstar flew for the first time on December 1, 2005. At that time, the fleet consisted exclusively of Boeing 717-200s with 122 seats, which were soon completely replaced by larger and more efficient Airbus A320s with initially 177 seats.
Also in December 2005, the airline's management announced its plans to develop Jetstar into the first low-cost airline to operate on long-haul routes. First you want to fly to destinations that are about ten hours away from Australia, but later also Europe and America . The order for the long-haul aircraft Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 787-8 was the first step in this expansion.
On December 13, 2004, the sister company Jetstar Asia Airways started its service based in Singapore . On November 14, 2007, the parent company Qantas Airways ordered 68 Airbus A320 and A321s and secured a further 40 options. The exact division between Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways and Jetstar Pacific Airlines is not yet known.
Low-cost flights between Europe and Australia were planned for the end of 2009, but these were not started by the end of 2013. Possible destinations in Germany are Frankfurt am Main and Munich , further destinations would be Paris, Athens, Rome and Amsterdam. These destinations are to be connected to Sydney and Melbourne via Bangkok. The first flights to Rome or Athens were originally planned for the end of 2008, but the delay in the delivery of the Boeing 787-8 meant that these plans could not be implemented. The first 787 was only delivered to Jetstar in summer 2013, but routes to Europe are still not announced.
On July 12, 2012, the Japanese sister company Jetstar Japan , based in Tokyo, started operations. The parent company of Jetstar Airways, Qantas Airways , has a 33.3% stake in the company. The company mainly offers scheduled flights within Japan.
Destinations
Jetstar Airways flies to destinations across Australia from its hubs . Furthermore, destinations in Asia and Oceania are served.
fleet
As of April 2020, the Jetstar Airways fleet consists of 69 aircraft with an average age of 9.7 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Economy ) |
Average age
(April 2020) |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 50 | 11 equipped with sharklets ; VH-VGF in 10-year anniversary paint | 180 (- / 180) | 10.3 years | |
| Airbus A321neo | 21st | ||||
| Airbus A321-200 | 8th | two equipped with sharklets | 213 (- / 213) 214 (- / 214) 220 (- / 220) |
11.3 years | |
| Boeing 787-8 | 11 | 335 (21/314) | 5.7 years | ||
| total | 69 | 21st | 9.7 years |
In the past, Jetstar Airways already used the following types of aircraft:
criticism
According to Jetstar Airways' on-board regulations, male passengers are not permitted to take a seat next to children traveling alone. This regulation caused criticism and indignation in August 2012 because of the associated general suspicion of pedophilia against men. The same rule can also be found at Qantas and Air New Zealand .
See also
Web links
- Jetstar Airways Official Website
Individual evidence
- ↑ aero.de - Qantas orders 99 single-aisle aircraft, November 14, 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ discountflieger.de - Jetstar plans cheap flights to Germany, October 30, 2007 ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Herald Sun - Jetstar stymied by Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft delay, October 12, 2007 (English)
- ↑ a b c Jetstar Airways Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. March 20, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 .
- ^ Our fleet. jetstar.com, accessed November 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Jetstar to add 21 Airbus A321neo in 2020. In: airlinerwatch.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Der Spiegel - Australian Airlines: Men are not allowed to sit next to children. Retrieved on August 15, 2012
