Jetstar confirms new Gold Coast-Japan link
SYDNEY – Qantas offspring Jetstar has scrubbed Brisbane off its destination list for flights to and from Japan, in favour of the Gold Coast.
The budget airline hopes to launch daily flights between Osaka, Japan’s second biggest city, and the Gold Coast from October 1 to cater for an expected rise in demand.
Brisbane will no longer be part of Jetstar’s Japan route.
Since March 2007, Japanese customers have been able to fly return to the Gold Coast via Brisbane.
Strong trade industry support in Japan and Australia led to the change, Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said.
“The reason we’ve done this is very straightforward – it’s market driven,” he said.
“Over 75% of the Japanese customers who fly on this route, their end destination is the Gold Coast.”
He said the new route would be heavily marketed in Japan.
Ticket sales for the new flights will start on May 22, pending regulatory approval.
Ian Jarrett
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