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Jetstar lands in Perth and talks up JI
LOW-cost Qantas offshoot Jetstar has begun flights to Perth, just weeks after business-class airline OzJet collapsed when it added of Western Australia to its schedule.
Jetstar touched down in Perth yesterday, as part of its new daily return Airbus A320 service between Geelong’s Avalon Airport and Perth.
Launching Jetstar’s new daily Avalon-Perth service yesterday, state Tourism Minister John Pandazopoulos said the airport’s seat capacity had grown from 8750 a week in June 2004 to 23,000 now.
“This new Perth service will provide the first transcontinental connection for both Jetstar and Avalon and will help attract more tourists,” he said.
Jetstar chief executive Alan Joyce said initial bookings were exceeding expectations.
“With our market entry into Perth now achieved, Jetstar will now look to further opportunities to grow services from an expanded route network into and out of Perth,” Mr Joyce said.
Mr Joyce said the service had the potential to deliver a boost to Western Australian tourism. He also announced that the cut-price airline would announce details of its international services in June.
Mr Joyce would not reveal destinations, but said it was likely Jetstar International would fly to leisure spots such as Bali, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and some Pacific areas.
From 2011, JI is expected to add North American and European destinations to its schedule, using new ultra-efficient Boeing 787 aircraft recently ordered by parent Qantas.
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