FED: Jetstar's international expansion to boost Japan market

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2006
FED: Jetstar's international expansion to boost Japan market

Federal tourism minister FRAN BAILEY says the entry of low cost domestic airline Jetstar
into the international sector will reinvigorate Australia's Japanese market.

Qantas wants to close down the Cairns-based Australian Airlines in July .. ahead of
Jetstar's expansion in November.

Jetstar will also seek approval to fly to Japan .. Hawaii .. Indonesia .. Thailand and Vietnam.

For the Japanese market .. there'll be a daily direct two class Jetstar service between
Sydney and Osaka and a return daily flight direct from Osaka to Brisbane and on to Sydney.

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