Jetstar Pacific


Asian airlines throw spanners into Qantas works

Events during the past 24 hours are not proving kind to Qantas’ ambitions in Asia. Vietnam Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have thrown spanners in the works.

Qantas walks on the mild side while pressure mounts from Hanoi

Qantas is still trying to play the low-key, meek and mild cards in what is turning into a tense battle of wills over the future of its 27% stake in Jetstar Pacific domestic airline in Vietnam.

Jetstar creates a jet stir in Vietnam

The $A53.9 million Qantas investment in Jetstar Pacific has flown into an ideological chasm in the ranks of the Communist Party and government in Vietnam, and it isn’t clear how it can escape.