Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, operating as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne.
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23 Facts About Jetstar Airways
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Qantas, through the Jetstar Group, has stakes in sister airlines Jetstar Asia Airways and Jetstar Japan.
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On 1 December 2005, Jetstar Airways commenced operations from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Christchurch in New Zealand.
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On 7 December 2005, it was announced that Jetstar Airways would establish the world's first global low-cost airline.
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On 1 August 2008, Jetstar Airways announced that it had signed an agreement with the Northern Territory Government to make Darwin International Airport an international hub with plans for seven aircraft to be based in Darwin.
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Under the agreement, Jetstar Airways would be required to base three aircraft at Darwin by June 2009, with a further four by June 2012, with the Northern Territory Government to provide $5 million to set up the hub and a further $3 million for promotion of the new routes.
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In December 2013, Jetstar Airways announced that it would be closing the Darwin base in May 2014 and re-positioning the based aircraft to Adelaide.
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On 10 June 2009, Jetstar Airways commenced domestic New Zealand flights between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown using Airbus A320 aircraft; services to Dunedin commenced later.
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From 1 February 2011, Jetstar Airways started its co-operation with the oneworld alliance, allowing people booking an itinerary with a full oneworld member to include a Jetstar Airways flight in the itinerary.
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In March 2012, another Asian Jetstar Airways branded airline was announced, Jetstar Airways Hong Kong, a strategic partnership between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines, which was expected to commence operations in 2013.
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In November 2013, Jetstar Airways moved its head office from Melbourne's CBD to the suburb of Collingwood.
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In June 2015, Jetstar Airways announced that it would commence regional services in New Zealand, beginning in December 2015.
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On 31 August 2015, Jetstar Airways announced it had selected the first four regional centres it would serve at the commencement of operations on 1 December; these were Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Palmerston North.
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Jetstar Airways announced in November 2019 that they would be ceasing all of their regional routes in New Zealand due because the routes were loss-making.
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In mid-March 2020, Jetstar Airways suspended their New Zealand operations in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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In mid-September 2020, Jetstar Airways announced that it was resuming domestic flights in New Zealand after the New Zealand Government eliminated physical distancing requirements on aircraft.
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Jetstar Airways was the major sponsor of the National Rugby League team, the Gold Coast Titans from 2008 until 2012.
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In July 2008 Jetstar Airways was named the Official Airline of the Australian national rugby league team.
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Jetstar Airways offers either pre-purchased meals on wheels or buy on board service with food and beverages.
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In November 2011, Jetstar Airways became the first airline to offer passengers iPads for use as in-flight entertainment devices.
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