Jetstar Asia Airways (3K, Singapore Changi) has signed an agreement with Qantas Freight (Sydney Kingsford Smith) to manage its cargo capacity, effective from November 20. The partnership involving one of the Asian offshoots of Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Tullamarine), Qantas' low-cost subsidiary, covers 23 airports from Singapore in 13 markets, the two carriers said in a joint statement.
Singapore Changi, Jetstar Asia’s home base, is also Qantas Group’s biggest hub beyond Australia. From there, the LCC operates a fleet of eighteen A320-200s, each able to carry up to two-and-a-half tonnes of cargo per flight.
Qantas carries cargo on more than 130 passenger flights per week to ten cities in Asia, excluding Japan, in addition to freighters operating to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Chongqing, Hong Kong International, and Shanghai Pudong.
The new partnership “will ensure our customers enjoy wider connectivity and more direct access through our integrated Qantas Group network of more than 110 markets in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the US,” explained Jetstar Asia CEO Barathan Pasupathi.
“As the only low-fare airline operating services from Singapore to numerous Asia-Pacific destinations like Okinawa Naha, Darwin, Medan Kuala Namu, and Siem Reap, Qantas freight customers will also benefit from direct access to fresh markets previously unavailable to them,” he added.
