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Jetstar Japan may have started up only a month ago, but it seems the fledgling carrier is already a hit in the Japanese market.
Yesterday, TD flew on the airline from Tokyo to Okinawa. The plane, a brand new Airbus A320 with 180 seats was full which is apparently the pattern on its daily flights from Tokyo to Osaka, Sapparo, Fukuoka and Okinawa. With fares selling for less than 50 lower than full service competitors, that could be the reason, but another could also be put down to the young cabin crew. For friendliness and enthusiasm, they’ve got it in spades. Makiko and Yumo are two of Jetstar’s newest recruits. They gave up flying for Qatar airways and have no regrets. When TD asked them what they thought of their new airline, they gave a big smile and two thumbs up. The airline currently has only 3 A320’s, but is taking delivery of one a month and aims to have 24 of the twin-engine planes within two years. It has 40 pilots and only 25 cabin crew, but it plans to hire more than 200 cabin staff as it continues to grow. In-flight offerings include Asahi beer and peanuts for 500 Yen ($6.50), red/white wine 450 yen ($5.50) and coffee 200 yen ($2.50). Pictured from left are: Makiko & Yuko, Jetstar cabin crew. |
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