Jetstar Launches Guangzhou Flights

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Low-fare carrier, Jetstar, began flights to Guangzhou Thursday, its seventh mainland China destination since 2009. Jetstar Asia chief executive officer, Chong Phit Lian, said the new service was a key milestone for the Singapore-based airline. "Southern China is where we started our Mainland China story -- launching flights to the capital completes a very important chapter in our journey," she said. Jetstar group chief executive officer, Bruce Buchanan, said growth out of Jetstar’s Singapore hub would provide great new low fare travel options leading into the festive season. "With new flights to not only Guangzhou and Hanoi, but to Hangzhou, Ningbo, Beijing, Haikou, Shantou and Auckland on offer over this festive period –- Jetstar is providing Singapore travellers its largest number of affordable travel destinations to date," he said. He said Jetstar was gearing up to continue its momentum across much of Asia from its Singapore hub, with new routes and added capacity in 2012. -- BERNAMA