There’s a cruel irony to Australia’s newest low-cost airline scrambling to get out of voluntary administration while the country’s oldest celebrates its 20th birthday.
There’s a cruel sort of irony to Australia’s newest low-cost airline scrambling to find a way out of voluntary administration while Jetstar, the country’s oldest, celebrates its 20th birthday.
“This is a tough industry. It’s not for the faint-hearted. You’ve got to constantly be reviewing what’s working and what’s not. Being agile and quick to change, and you’ve got to trial things but if they don’t work, you’ve got to change strategies and stay really strong,” Tully said.Jetstar’s Sydney staffroom is nestled in terminal two of the domestic airport. It’s aggressively orange and features a colourful sign on the door detailing the carrier’s on time performance target of 70 per cent.
Jetstar is focused on expanding its international market share, traditionally the worst performing part of Australian airlines due to the lower yields and higher costs. Tully said she’s not deterred, that Jetstar has an operating margin of 13 per cent overall and its international arms, Jetstar Asia, Japan and New Zealand are profitable. Jetstar currently flies about 10 per cent of the international market underpinned by its frequent services flying millions of Australians to Bali every year.
Jetstar is also awaiting its twelfth Airbus A321 neo to arrive this month, with 38 A321 neos expected to arrive by 2029 to make up its narrow-body fleet. The global airline industry has been decimated by late orders and parts shortages due to issues at manufacturers Airbus and Boeing and their second and third tier suppliers.
Some staff at Jetstar had initial reservations about the idea of a slick Qantas marketing executive swanning in as chief executive at a time when Qantas was so on the nose, but Tully has a frank approachability to her that won people over quickly. More than one staff member said Tully’s approach to the chief executive role can be summed up by her appearance at the airline’s latest Christmas party where she reportedly spent most of the night head-banging to Shannon Noll on the dance floor.
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