Jetstar cancels a third of Japan flights
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Jetstar will cancel 31 of its Japan flights, almost one third, next month due to “significant softening” of passenger loads amid swine flu fears.
The airline operates 21 flights per week to Japan and maintains it is committed to the market.
However, Jetstar warned more cutbacks may follow if conditions don’t improve.
“Initially, we were seeing a lot of school group cancellations but it is now transferring through to Japanese nationals of any background or persuasion,” Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway told The Australian.
Westaways’ comments were backed up by the Australian Tourism Council, who blasted political leaders and the media over what it says is the “hysteria” surrounding the latest swine flu outbreak.
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