Jetstar Japan to be bigger than Australia: Hrdlicka
Jetstar chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says the low-cost carrier’s Japanese business will one day be larger than the group’s Australian operations as demand for travel in the Asia grows. Speaking at the CAPA Australia Pacific aviation summit in Sydney on Friday, Hrdlicka hit back at critics of Jetstar’s Asian ventures, saying Asia was the fastest-growing
Protectionism starting to emerge: Mrdak
There are concerns a growing number of nations may be returning to a more protectionist stance on air traffic rights, leaving Australia isolated as one of the most open places for foreign carriers to fly to in the world. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary Mike Mrdak says opening up Australia to overseas airlines
Hawaiian keen to forge closer ties with Virgin
Hawaiian Airlines chief executive Mark Dunkerley says he is open to working more closely with Virgin Australia to grow the local market for travel to Hawaii. In addition to a frequent flyer agreement between the two carriers, Virgin has placed its VA airline code on Hawaiian’s services out of Sydney and Brisbane to Honolulu and
Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans says unions and staff have understood the enormity of the challenge facing the airline as it seeks to return to profitability. The Flying Kangaroo is partway through a multi billion dollar cost reduction program as it retires older aircraft, tweaks its network and sheds 5,000 jobs. Even the unions
Emirates tie-up doing well for Qantas
Qantas chief financial officer Gareth Evans says the airline’s global alliance with Emirates is delivering on all fronts. The tie-up with the Dubai-headquartered Emirates has solved Qantas’s European network problems, as well as delivered an economic and financial benefit since it began in April 2013, Evans said on Thursday. “From a customer point of view it
Scoot says conditions tough in Aust
Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson says the Australian market is currently a tough place to operate given previous capacity changes, currency fluctuations and the slowdown in the economy. The Singapore Airlines-owned Scoot flies to Sydney – its inaugural route – as well as the Gold Coast and Perth. Wilson said the Qantas’s decision to shift
