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Qantas to Close Low-Cost Arm Jetstar Asia
- Qantas announced on June 11, 2025, that it will close its Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia by July 31, 2025.
- Qantas attributed the closure to increased expenses from suppliers, elevated airport charges, and growing rivalry from budget airlines in Southeast Asia.
- Jetstar Asia, operating for over 20 years and carrying about 2.3 million passengers at Changi in 2024, will cease flights on 16 routes from Singapore.
- Vanessa Hudson, Qantas CEO, said supplier costs rose by up to 200%, and the closure will free A$500 million to invest in fleet renewal and redeploy 13 planes.
- The closure will lay off over 500 staff who will receive redundancy benefits and support, while Jetstar Airways' other operations will remain unaffected.
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Australia’s Qantas to close budget carrier JetStar Asia
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it will close its loss-making budget carrier Jetstar Asia, axing 500 Singapore-based jobs. Jetstar Asia and Qantas aeroplanes on the Singapore airport’s runway. Photo: Jeffry S.S./Pexels. The low-cost subsidiary will cease operations on July 31 as part of a “strategic restructure”, Qantas group chief executive Vanessa Hudson said. Qantas is “incredibly proud” of the Jetstar Asia team, Hudson said in a sta…
Australia's largest airline, Qantas, announced on the 11th that it will close its Singapore-based low-cost carrier subsidiary Jetstar Asia at the end of July.
The low-cost Australian company, but based in Singapore, JetStar Asia, will stop operating in the coming weeks. Founded in 2004, it can no longer face competition in the region and the costs of its suppliers.
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The Qantas Group is closing its intra-Asia airline, Jetstar Asia, to strengthen its core businesses in Australia and New Zealand amid growing challenges.In a statement, Vanessa Hudson, Qantas Group chief executive officer, said the closure of Jetstar Asia would free up about $500 million in capital, which will be reinvested into stronger-performing segments and strategic growth initiatives.Singapore-based Jetstar Asia will cease operations on Ju…
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