Jetstar

Jetstar
A Jetstar Airbus A321neo
IATA ICAO Call sign
JQ JST JETSTAR
Founded2003 (2003)
Commenced operations25 May 2004 (2004-05-25)
AOC #CASA.AOC.0005
Operating bases
  • Adelaide
  • Auckland
  • Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Denpasar
  • Gold Coast
  • Melbourne
  • Perth
  • Sydney
Frequent-flyer programQantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size99[1]
Destinations40[2]
Parent companyQantas
HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key peopleStephanie Tully (CEO)
Revenue A$5.711 billion
(2024/2025)[3][a]
Operating income A$769 million
(2024/2025)[3][a]
Websitewww.jetstar.com

Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, trading as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.[5][6] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by the airline Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia). Jetstar is part of Qantas' two-brand strategy of having Qantas Airways for the premium full-service market and Jetstar for the low-cost market.[7] As of June 2015, Jetstar was carrying 8.5% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia.[8]

The airline operates an extensive domestic network as well as regional and international services from its main base at Melbourne Airport, using a mixed fleet consisting of the Airbus A320 family and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Like its Qantas parent, Jetstar competes with Virgin Australia.[9] Qantas, through the Jetstar Group, also has stake in the airline Jetstar Japan.

  1. ^ "Aircraft Registry search for Jetstar". CASA. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Jetstar airways on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Qantas Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Qantas Group.
  4. ^ "Qantas Airways Limited and Controlled Entities: Preliminary Final Report for the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009" (PDF). Qantas Group. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Corporate addresses". Jetstar Airways. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Terms of use". Jetstar. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2010. Licensed Address: 473 Bourke St, Melbourne Vic 3000
  7. ^ "Qantas: The Australian flag carrier undergoes a metamorphosis as it attains 90 years of operations". Airline Leader. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Qantas International's market share slips as capacity growth slows". The Australian. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Tiger air becomes part of Virgin". News Life Media. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.


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