Overview

• Jetstar Asia will cease operations on July 31 after more than 20 years, running a progressively reduced flight schedule over the next seven weeks.
• Qantas Group blamed steep supplier cost increases, high airport fees and intensifying regional competition, with Jetstar Asia forecast to record a A$35 million underlying EBIT loss this year.
• Over 500 Singapore-based employees will be laid off but receive four weeks’ salary per year of service, a 2025 bonus, a special thank you payment, staff travel benefits and career transition support from Qantas group and union partners.
• Affected customers will be offered full cash refunds or alternative flights on the Qantas Group network, with a dedicated webpage and travel alerts updating schedule changes.
• Sixteen intra-Asia routes operated by Jetstar Asia will be discontinued, though Jetstar Airways and Jetstar Japan services into the region will continue unchanged.