Jetstar today denounced claims that Vietnam based Jetstar
Pacific was to be absorbed by the country’s flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, it
seems that some media outlets were reporting that the airline would be wholly
taken over by Vietnam Airlines.
Earlier in the year we reported (in the following article Joint
Qantas Vietnam Airlines Venture in Negotiations) that Vietnam Airlines and
Qantas was in negotiations for possible transfer of the majority 73% stake which Vietnamese State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC)
has in Jetstar Pacific to Vietnam Airlines effectively making Qantas (a oneworld alliance member) and
Vietnam Airlines (a SkyTeam alliance member) unlikely partners
Jetstar’s CEO Bruce Buchanan said “Vietnam Airlines would be welcomed as a partner in Jetstar Pacific and it remained committed to the Vietnamese market as
part of its broader pan-Asian strategy.”
If anything today’s announcement by Jetstar confirm that a possible Qantas
Group Vietnam Airlines partnership in Jetstar Pacific is highly likely and very
imminent.
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