Jetstar

<p>Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, <a href="/facts/Doing_business_as/0tbWP1Sn">trading as</a> Jetstar, is an <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australian</a> <a href="/facts/Low-cost_airline/P2FandwF">low-cost airline</a> headquartered in <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria_(state)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a>. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="/facts/Qantas/uvsa55x8">Qantas</a>, created in response to the threat posed by the airline Virgin Blue (now known as <a href="/facts/Virgin_Australia/zraM48cK">Virgin Australia</a>). 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. As of June 2015, Jetstar was carrying 8.5% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia.
</p><p>The airline operates an extensive domestic network as well as regional and international services from its main base at <a href="/facts/Melbourne_Airport/fX2m9vGb">Melbourne Airport</a>, using a mixed fleet consisting of the <a href="/facts/Airbus_A320_family/tT68Vwuq">Airbus A320 family</a> and the <a href="/facts/Boeing_787_Dreamliner/QFDfFXDF">Boeing 787 Dreamliner</a>. Like its Qantas parent, Jetstar competes with <a href="/facts/Virgin_Australia/zraM48cK">Virgin Australia</a>. Qantas, through the Jetstar Group, also has stakes in airlines <a href="/facts/Jetstar_Asia_Airways/LHMSAkpu">Jetstar Asia Airways</a> and <a href="/facts/Jetstar_Japan/JsqRMIFq">Jetstar Japan</a>.
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