Two more aircraft will join the Singapore-based carrier's fleet by the end of 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia plans to hire more than 200 pilots and cabin crew as part of efforts to rebuild capacity post-Covid-19.Announcing these plans in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, Jetstar Asia chief executive Barathan Pasupathi said plans are also afoot to add more planes to the airline’s stable in the next year and a half. He did not provide more details.The Singapore-based airline, he added, will rehire a number of pilots who left the business at the peak of the pandemic.
Even so, Jetstar Asia has been slower to rebuild capacity than its closest rivals Scoot and AirAsia Group. Commenting on Jetstar Asia’s plans as the industry emerges from the throes of Covid-19, independent analyst Brendan Sobie said they are not about growth, but about establishing a meaningful presence.
Mr Sobie said Changi Airport had largely reinstated its 80-20 slot-use rule, which requires airlines to use their allocated slots at least 80 per cent of the time. North Asian routes, though, are still exempted from this, he said.
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