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Jetstar is the budget airline where you pay for all these “basics” if you want them.
Qantas is the “premium” brand where all these “basics” are standard.
When people fly Jetstar they have the option of paying sometimes 1/4 of the price by forgoing these options.
When I fly out of my regional airport the Jetstar flights are way more packed than the Qantas flights, and they’re always bigger planes too.
So the choice to forgo “basics” and save money is obviously a very popular one.
Seems like a good idea to me.
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Jetstar is the budget airline where you pay for all these “basics” if you want them.
Qantas is the “premium” brand where all these “basics” are standard.
When people fly Jetstar they have the option of paying sometimes 1/4 of the price by forgoing these options.
When I fly out of my regional airport the Jetstar flights are way more packed than the Qantas flights, and they’re always bigger planes too.
So the choice to forgo “basics” and save money is obviously a very popular one.
Seems like a good idea to me.