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

another Jetstar franchise

http://www.smh.com.au/business/qanta...326-1vt3e.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.

Qantas to launch Jetstar/China Eastern Venture
 

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.

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

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

Will Jetstar fly to HK from Sydney/Melbourne?

Nope - the A320 does not have the range for it.

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.