US EditionQantas to Close Low-Cost Arm Jetstar Asia
SINGAPORE, JUN 11 – Jetstar Asia will cease operations after 20 years due to rising supplier costs up to 200%, high airport fees, and intense competition, resulting in about 500 job losses in Singapore.
- Qantas announced on June 11, 2025, it will close Jetstar Asia, its Singapore-based budget airline, ceasing operations on July 31.
- Qantas cited rising supplier costs up to 200%, higher airport fees, and increasing regional competition as reasons behind Jetstar Asia's closure.
- Jetstar Asia will terminate flights on 16 routes, including four exclusively operated from Singapore, and continue flying until the end of July.
- The airline anticipates a pre-tax loss of approximately A$35 million this financial year and plans to reduce its workforce by over 500 employees, providing them with severance packages and assistance in securing new roles within Qantas or its partner airlines.
- Qantas will redirect 13 Jetstar Asia aircraft to Australia and New Zealand and free A$500 million to invest in its most ambitious fleet renewal program to date.
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Australia’s Qantas to close budget carrier JetStar Asia
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it will close its loss-making budget carrier Jetstar Asia, axing 500 Singapore-based jobs. Jetstar Asia and Qantas aeroplanes on the Singapore airport’s runway. Photo: Jeffry S.S./Pexels. The low-cost subsidiary will cease operations on July 31 as part of a “strategic restructure”, Qantas group chief executive Vanessa Hudson said. Qantas is “incredibly proud” of the Jetstar Asia team, Hudson said in a sta…
The low-cost Australian company, but based in Singapore, JetStar Asia, will stop operating in the coming weeks. Founded in 2004, it can no longer face competition in the region and the costs of its suppliers.
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Qantas to close Asian budget airline Jetstar
SYDNEY, Australia — Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it will close its loss-making budget carrier Jetstar Asia, axing 500 Singapore-based jobs. The low-cost subsidiary will cease operations on July 31 as part of a “strategic restructure”, Qantas group chief executive Vanessa Hudson said. Qantas is “incredibly proud” of the Jetstar Asia team, Hudson said in
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