Summary
- Jetstar Asia resumes popular Singapore-Osaka route via Manila after three-year gap because of COVID-19.
- The low-cost carrier operates with seven Airbus A320-200s, offering a typical low-cost airline configuration.
- Jetstar Asia plans to expand its presence in Osaka with latest flights from Sydney and Brisbane starting in 2024.
With its parent airline launching a brand new base in Western Australia and adding latest Airbus A320LRs almost every month, last Friday was a day for Jetstar Asia to shine. The Singapore-based low-cost carrier resumed services on one among its hottest Southeast Asian routes from Changi Airport to Osaka via Manila, returning low-cost travel from Singapore to those exciting destinations.
One other route resumed post-COVID
On Friday, Jetstar Asia celebrated the relaunch of the Singapore to Osaka via Manila route after a three-year gap because of the arrival of COVID-19. The long-awaited service resumed when flight 3K763 departed Singapore Changi Airport at 02:52 and, after a 3:08 hour flight, arrived within the Philippines at 06:00, landing at Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL).
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Jetstar announced it was launching nonstop flights between Sydney and Osaka earlier this month, with services commencing from April 1, 2024. Jetstar will operate the service, flight JQ13/14, 3 times weekly using one among its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and it should mark the primary time in 15 years that the low-fare airline has operated the direct route.
Jetstar can also be starting direct flights from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Osaka Kansai from February 2, 2024, with a frequency of 4 return flights weekly. Once those services are operational, Jetstar shall be the one airline to fly from Osaka to Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns, the three hottest cities for Japanese tourists.