Jetstar Announces to start fly Long-haul out of Singapore Airport

Local media on Thursday revealed that low-cost carrier Jetstar has announced that it will start long-haul flights out of Changi Airport to Australia, north Asia and probably European destinations by the end of this year, the first such carrier to initiate with such a thing in Singapore.

Services are posted to be operated by the airline's new 303-seater Airbus 330-200 aircraft, the first of which will arrive in Singapore in November with a second slated to be delivered early next year.

Spokesman for Jetstar Asia in Singapore posted that the company proposed to launch two routes by the time the second aircraft arrives.

The carrier's plan to operate long-haul flights from Singapore is cited to show as a great beneficiary for travelers who can now make more choices and enjoy much better deals.

With the commence that we have done for Singapore to Osaka at $198 per person per way, we are looking at the long-haul flight of, say 10 hours or so, in the region of $300 per person per way. However the final pricing will also have to depend on the destination, Ms. Chong explained.

The A330-200 aircrafts is revealed to have a 303 passenger's capacity and will present an international business class option under the name StarClass for its elite passengers.