Emirates to increase co-operation with Jetstar Asia

25 Oct 2012 00:15:44

theaustralian.com.au

QANTAS and Emirates are looking to widen their relationship to include Singapore-based Jetstar Asia.

Emirates vice-president for route planning Anand Lakshminarayanan told a conference in Singapore that the Dubai-based carrier saw "a lot of potential" in a tie-up with Jetstar in addition to the alliance with Qantas.

He said discussions with Jetstar could not begin until the deal with Qantas received regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported.

It is understood the Gulf carrier is not looking at a deal with Jetstar's Australian operations.

Both Emirates and Qantas are keen to widen their reach in Asia and linking into Jetstar Asia's network makes sense for the Dubai carrier's Singapore flights.

Jetstar Asia, a joint venture between Qantas and Singapore's Westbrook Investments, operates up to 280 weekly return flights during peak schedule to 26 destinations in 13 countries and territories around the Asia-Pacific with a fleet of 17 Airbus A320 aircraft.

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