Jetstar Group celebrates a century in record time

Jetstar celebrated  reaching 100 aircraft, a milestone reflecting the impressive scale of the airline across the Asia-Pacific.

Since launching in 2004, Jetstar has grown from a small domestic carrier – with just 14 aircraft flying up and down the east coast of Australia – to become the fastest airline brand in Asia-Pacific to grow its fleet to 100 aircraft.

Jetstar Group Chief Executive Officer Jayne Hrdlicka said this milestone was only  possible because of the 400,000 passengers who choose to fly with the Jetstar Group each week.

“With the benefit of our  common fleet, we’re able to carry more people, to more places, more often than any other low cost airline in Australia,” Ms Hrdlicka said.

“While many airlines have tried their hand in the Australian low fares market, Jetstar has been the mainstay for the best priced fares since launching in 2004.

To commemorate this milestone, Jetstar has applied a special 100th aircraft livery on the newest of its Sharklet-equipped A320s.

The livery features 132  people doing the Jetstar star jump including passengers and ambassadors from across Asia Pacific representing the five Jetstar branded airlines.

“This aircraft also celebrates the huge achievement of carrying more than 100 million passengers in our nine year history. In that time we have brought millions of  people together and connected families and friends across Asia Pacific,” Ms Hrdlicka added.

“The delivery of this new A320, with its remarkable wing-tip technology, reflects our  on-going commitment to invest in modern aircraft and innovation to benefit our customers.

“The distinctive wing-tips bring about higher fuel efficiencies and help us  to continue to  deliver everyday low fares to our customers.”

The  Jetstar Group now has  three  aircraft fitted with the fuel saving Sharklets  –  one each for Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and now Jetstar Australia and New Zealand.

The aircraft with the special 100th livery  registered  VH-VFN will be flown on major domestic routes and over the coming months and is expected to visit New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.

Ms Hrdlicka said the Jetstar Group’s commitment to innovation and exporting its expertise to other markets  showed the strength and calibre of the group’s team members.

“Throughout its short  history, Jetstar has taken low fares travel to new frontiers, expanding into markets never previously served by low cost carriers,” Ms Hrdlicka said.

“It truly is a great Australian success story today, and  there are great  growth opportunities  over the coming years, as Jetstar continues to develop across the world’s most exciting aviation markets.”

The Jetstar Group is made up of Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of the Qantas Group) in Australia and New Zealand, Jetstar Asia in Singapore, Jetstar Pacific in Vietnam and Jetstar Japan in Japan.

Subject to regulatory approval, Jetstar Hong Kong will fly to  destinations in Greater China, Japan, South Korea and South East Asia later this year.

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