23 Facts About Jetstar

Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, operating as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne.

Jetstar is part of Qantas' two brand strategy of having Qantas Airways for the premium full-service market and Jetstar for the low-cost market.

On 1 December 2005, Jetstar commenced operations from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Christchurch in New Zealand.

On 7 December 2005, it was announced that Jetstar would establish the world's first global low-cost airline.

On 1 August 2008, Jetstar 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 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.

In December 2013, Jetstar announced that it would be closing the Darwin base in May 2014 and re-positioning the based aircraft to Adelaide.

On 28 April 2009, Jetstar commenced daily direct services from Auckland to the Gold Coast and Sydney.

On 10 June 2009, Jetstar commenced domestic New Zealand flights between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown using Airbus A320 aircraft; services to Dunedin commenced later.

From 1 February 2011, Jetstar started its co-operation with the oneworld alliance, allowing people booking an itinerary with a full oneworld member to include a Jetstar flight in the itinerary.

In March 2012, another Asian Jetstar branded airline was announced, Jetstar Hong Kong, a strategic partnership between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines, which was expected to commence operations in 2013.

In November 2013, Jetstar moved its head office from Melbourne's CBD to the suburb of Collingwood.

In February 2014, Jetstar signed a codeshare agreement with Emirates Airlines as a continuation of the agreement between Emirates and Qantas, Jetstar's parent airline.

In June 2015, Jetstar announced that it would commence regional services in New Zealand, beginning in December 2015.

On 31 August 2015, Jetstar 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.

Jetstar announced in November 2019 that they would be ceasing all of their regional routes in New Zealand due because the routes were loss-making.

In mid-March 2020, Jetstar suspended their New Zealand operations in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

In mid-September 2020, Jetstar announced that it was resuming domestic flights in New Zealand after the New Zealand Government eliminated physical distancing requirements on aircraft.

Qantas placed an order for 110 A320s in 2011, with 11 allocated to a planned new Qantas Group premium airline in Asia and 99 to various Jetstar-branded airlines including Jetstar Hong Kong, which received aircraft but never commenced operations.

Jetstar Airways was the major sponsor of the National Rugby League team, the Gold Coast Titans from 2008 until 2012.

In July 2008 Jetstar Airways was named the Official Airline of the Australian national rugby league team.

Jetstar offers either pre-purchased meals on wheels or buy on board service with food and beverages.

In November 2011, Jetstar became the first airline to offer passengers iPads for use as in-flight entertainment devices.