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Jetstar's Over-Excited About New Indonesian Routes

6/17/2008 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Jetstar, Asia Travel, Australia Travel, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Qantas (all tags)

Aussie LCC Jetstar is talking up its new flights into Indonesia, after a week of complaints about its decision to switch its Japanese route to land in the Gold Coast instead of Brisbane.

Trying to put that controversy behind them, Jetstar is crowing about new routes running from Perth to Bali and Perth to Jakarta. The Western Australia to Indonesia route is a pretty busy one, and getting tickets at the discount fare of A$179 ($168, one way) is a pretty good deal.

But Jetstar does seem to be forgetting one thing. The LCC's parent company Qantas already said it would spin these routes to Jetstar as part of a cost-cutting drive. So flying into Bali is really just a consolation prize, right?

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· Japan Air Travel: More Flights, Different Flights [Jaunted]

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