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  1. ‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage
    By Catie McLeod and Jonathan Barrett

    Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts say

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Jetstar #Qantas #TourismAustralia #Transport #Consumeraffairs #Business #Airlineindustry #Travel #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeod #JonathanBarrett

  2. ‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage
    By Catie McLeod and Jonathan Barrett

    Add-on fees such as the new overhead locker baggage charge can make it harder to compare air fares, experts say

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Jetstar #Qantas #TourismAustralia #Transport #Consumeraffairs #Business #Airlineindustry #Travel #Australianews #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeod #JonathanBarrett

  3. Every Jetstar flight is a rabid fight for survival. What’s one more humiliating ritual for the masses?
    By James Colley

    Will charging for carry-on luggage in overhead lockers turn us off flying with Jetstar? Of course not. They know this. They know their base

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Jetstar #Airlineindustry #Transport #TheGuardian #JamesColley

  4. Every Jetstar flight is a rabid fight for survival. What’s one more humiliating ritual for the masses?
    By James Colley

    Will charging for carry-on luggage in overhead lockers turn us off flying with Jetstar? Of course not. They know this. They know their base

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Jetstar #Airlineindustry #Transport #TheGuardian #JamesColley

  5. Righto, then.

    Carry-on for the overhead bins $25 domestic, $52 international, gets priority boarding. Everyone gets one free 40×30×20cm under seat, with infants +1.

    "Ms Tully said the changes would allow for better use of overhead locker space, streamline boarding and help more flights depart on time.

    "Those who purchase extra carry-on luggage will be among the first to board. "

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/jet

    #australia #jetstar #enshittification

  6. Righto, then.

    Carry-on for the overhead bins $25 domestic, $52 international, gets priority boarding. Everyone gets one free 40×30×20cm under seat, with infants +1.

    "Ms Tully said the changes would allow for better use of overhead locker space, streamline boarding and help more flights depart on time.

    "Those who purchase extra carry-on luggage will be among the first to board. "

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/jet

    #australia #jetstar #enshittification

  7. Jetstar to charge passengers up to $52 to put baggage in overhead lockers
    By Guardian staff

    Airline says struggling to find room in overhead lockers on planes a ‘stressful part of the airport experience’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Jetstar #Australianews #Transport #Travel #Airlineindustry #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

  8. Jetstar to charge passengers up to $52 to put baggage in overhead lockers
    By Guardian staff

    Airline says struggling to find room in overhead lockers on planes a ‘stressful part of the airport experience’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Jetstar #Australianews #Transport #Travel #Airlineindustry #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

  9. Jetstar Worker's Reinstatement Bid Fails Over Apprentice Comments

    Former Jetstar worker Jarrod Mcrae lost his bid to be reinstated after Fair Work Commission ruled his comments to an apprentice were grounds for dismissal.

    #Jetstar, #WorkplaceSafety, #FairWorkCommission, #UnfairDismissal, #MelbourneAirport

    newsletter.tf/jetstar-worker-f

  10. The Fair Work Commission has rejected Jarrod Mcrae's attempt to get his Jetstar job back. His comments to a younger colleague were found to be serious enough for him to be fired.

    #Jetstar, #WorkplaceSafety, #FairWorkCommission, #UnfairDismissal, #MelbourneAirport
    newsletter.tf/jetstar-worker-f

  11. Qantas plans exit from Jetstar Japan as JAL investors prepare takeover

    Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) have today announced that they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the transition of Jetstar Japan to a new Japanese capital-led ownership structure as Qantas intends to divest its full shareholding in Jetstar Japan. This…
    #Japan #JP #JapanNews #jetstar #news
    alojapan.com/1449506/qantas-pl

  12. alojapan.com/1449506/qantas-pl Qantas plans exit from Jetstar Japan as JAL investors prepare takeover #Japan #JapanNews #jetstar #news Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) have today announced that they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the transition of Jetstar Japan to a new Japanese capital-led ownership structure as Qantas intends to divest its full shareholding in Jetstar Japan. This structure would consist of investment from JAL and the 

  13. alojapan.com/1406377/jetstar-j Jetstar Japan resumes its Manila-Osaka route #jetstar #JetstarJapan #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #RouteResumption #大阪 #大阪府 In response to strong inbound travel demand, Jetstar Japan resumed its Manila=Osaka (Kansai) route on 27th October, the first time it has been flown in six years. The inaugural resumed flight GK81 departed Kansai International Airport at 22:08 (Japan  local time) and took off at 22:30 (Japan local time), bound for Manila.  As

  14. alojapan.com/1387259/head-to-t Head to Tokyo in 2026 as Jetstar offers return flights from $670 #Japan #jetstar #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #東京 #東京都 Share Tweet Share Share Email Jetstar has launched an exciting offer for Australians itching to explore Tokyo, with round-trip flights starting as low as $670. Scheduled for select dates from May through June 2026, travellers from Cairns, Sydney, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart can take advantage of these budget-friendly f

  15. youtu.be/AzbztNQ3Dm0?si=gyDHuv

    Valid points all around. Work rules based on human science enforced for one work group and blown off for another takes its toll. Not just on the ramp, but in all service areas attached to this airline.

    #qantas #Jetstar #racetothebottom

  16. #Qantas: first you shutter #Jetstar without fair warning to customers & staff, & now this!
    #mismanagement
    #Australia’s Qantas confirms #cyber #incident at contact centre, #customerdata exposed🤦‍♂️
    "Qantas said te platform contains around 6mil #customers w service records, but didn't mention whether te accounts were also based outside Australia.. initial review confirmed te data incls some customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates & #frequentflyer numbers"
    straitstimes.com/asia/australi

  17. "Jetstar Asia operations will cease at the end of July, with more than 500 employees impacted and 16 regional routes affected, spanning countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Japan.
    [...]
    It marks an end to over two decades of air travel under the Singapore-based budget airline, whose parent company is Qantas Group."

    channelnewsasia.com/singapore/

    #Airlines #Jetstar #Qantas #Singapore

  18. First time flying with Jetstar Australia.
    Last time flying with Jetstar Australia.

    #Jetstar #Australia

  19. Teenager overpowered by plane passengers after allegedly boarding Jetstar flight with ‘large gun’ at Avalon airport

    Victoria police called to airport outside Melbourne on Thursday afternoon after alleged incident on commercial flight

    theguardian.com/business/2025/

    What the utter fuck

    #News #Aviation #Australia #Avalon #Flying #gun #wtf #Jetstar

  20. The Tokyo District Court has ruled as invalid Jetstar Japan's suspension of two cabin crew members in relation to a pay dispute that took place two years ago, saying the move was unjustified. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/ #japan #crimelegal #airlines #jetstar #japanesecourts