Qantas/China Eastern Venture to Launch 'Jetstar Hong Kong'

[Andrew P]

another Jetstar franchise

http://www.smh.com.au/business/qantas-to-launch-asian-budget-carrier-20120326-1vt3e.html

Qantas is set to unveil a joint venture with China Eastern today which will create a new budget airline to be called Jetstar Hong Kong.

[Andrew M]

Qantas is set to unveil a joint venture with China Eastern today which will create a new budget airline to be called Jetstar Hong Kong.

In a significant breakthrough into the northern Asian region, Qantas is expected to announce the Hong Kong joint venture with the Shanghai-based airline this morning at a press conference scheduled for 9.30am, AEDT. The new airline will use short-haul Airbus A320 aircraft, serving routes in Asia including China, starting in 2013.

Qantas said the maximum exposure for both it and China Eastern will be $US99 million ($96 million) over a three-year period. The carriers plan the new venture to expand from an initial three aircraft to 15 by 2015, China Eastern said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.

[Andrew P]

does the board software prohibit anyone not named Andrew from posting in this topic???

[Danfeng Qian]

I'm looking forward to CX's discount fares to China mainland.

Will Jetstar fly to HK from Sydney/Melbourne?

[Michael Mak]

Will Jetstar fly to HK from Sydney/Melbourne?
Nope - the A320 does not have the range for it.

[Justin L]

But could Jetstar Australia potentially fly A330s/787s to HKG to complement their QF services to connect with Jetstar HK? They do this with SIN and Japan.