Qantas CEO: 100%-owned Jetstar brand has worked well in Australia, sees advantage of local partners

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, speaking at CAPA's Airlines in Transition Conference on 25/26-Mar-2015, stated (25-Mar-2015) the 100% owned Jetstar brand has worked well in Australia, but there is an advantage to having a local partners for the international Jetstar businesses. Even if it could own 100%, markets such as Japan, Vietnam and Hong Kong have unique characteristics, necessitating relationships with local partners to provide local knowledge and expertise.