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Jetstar Airways Pty
Ltd, trading as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline
(self-described as "value based") headquartered in Melbourne. It
is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost
airline Virgin Blue. |
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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. Jetstar
carries 8.5% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia.
The airline operates an extensive domestic network as well as
regional and international services from its main base at
Melbourne
Airport, using a mixed fleet of the Airbus A320 family and the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Like its Qantas
parent, Jetstar competes with Virgin
Australia and its fully owned low-cost subsidiary
Tigerair Australia.
Qantas, through the Jetstar Group, also has stakes in sister
airlines Jetstar Asia Airways, Jetstar Pacific Airlines and Jetstar
Japan.
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