Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Tullamarine) is stepping up its international operations out of Brisbane International after signing a “landmark partnership” with that airport which will see it start new services to Seoul Incheon and Tokyo Narita, while scaling up frequencies on existing services to Auckland International and Denpasar. However, Gold Coast Coolangatta, 110 kilometres south, will lose its longstanding Tokyo Narita flights.
The agreement with Brisbane Airport will result in Jetstar adding 500,000 seats annually on its international flights in and out of that airport. Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully said the airport offered an “incredible deal” that was “progressive” and allowed the airline to “keep our cost base strong.”
As a result, Jetstar’s existing daily roundtrips on the Brisbane – Denpasar sector will increase to ten per week from February 1, 2024,…
