Jetstar takes off to Malaysia

Australia’s low fares airline Jetstar has launched to Malaysia, offering direct services between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur 3 times weekly.

The new international route for the Qantas Group represents Jetstar’s 8th long haul market following its successful introduction of these value based international services in November 2006.

As the second largest source of visitors to Australia from South East Asia and a key regional and economic partner, Malaysia represents a growing international travel market.

Between 2000 and 2006 outbound Australian resident travel to Malaysia soared 24 per cent, including a 5 per cent rise to 168,000 Australian visitors last calendar year. (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Despite a slight decline of inbound visitor arrivals from Malaysia to Australia to 150,000 in 2006, Malaysian resident travel has risen 8 per cent year to date July 2007 to July 2006.

e-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia