Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Further flight suspensions to Singapore are on the cards by existing flight operators, posing a great challenge to Changi Airport in maintaining its status an air hub. One example is Jetstar Airways.
Holiday planners that have bought tickets from Jetstar or are considering budget travel with Jetstar should note that there will be no more long-haul direct Jetstar flights to Osaka and Beijing from Singapore from November 2013.
Jetstar is ending direct flights from Melbourne via Singapore to Osaka on 1 November 2013. It is also ending direct flights from Melbourne via Singapore to Beijing on 30 November 2013.
Jetstar says the flight suspensions are due to operational reasons and "insufficient number of Singaporeans travelling on these routes".
The aircraft deployed on these routes, the Airbus A330, will fly from Melbourne to Phuket and from Melbourne to Honolulu directly to meet rising demands of Australians travelling to these destinations, bypassing Changi Airport.
Jetstar Asia Airways will continue to fly from Singapore to Osaka via Taipei and Manila.
The suspensions are likely to continue even if Jetstar inducts its first B787 Dreamliner to its fleet.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
Further flight suspensions to Singapore are on the cards by existing flight operators, posing a great challenge to Changi Airport in maintaining its status an air hub. One example is Jetstar Airways.
Holiday planners that have bought tickets from Jetstar or are considering budget travel with Jetstar should note that there will be no more long-haul direct Jetstar flights to Osaka and Beijing from Singapore from November 2013.
Jetstar is ending direct flights from Melbourne via Singapore to Osaka on 1 November 2013. It is also ending direct flights from Melbourne via Singapore to Beijing on 30 November 2013.
Jetstar says the flight suspensions are due to operational reasons and "insufficient number of Singaporeans travelling on these routes".
The aircraft deployed on these routes, the Airbus A330, will fly from Melbourne to Phuket and from Melbourne to Honolulu directly to meet rising demands of Australians travelling to these destinations, bypassing Changi Airport.
Jetstar Asia Airways will continue to fly from Singapore to Osaka via Taipei and Manila.
The suspensions are likely to continue even if Jetstar inducts its first B787 Dreamliner to its fleet.
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