Jetstar MasterCard exempt from airline booking fees
Australian airline, Jetstar, announced the launch of Jetstar MasterCard, a new low-rate credit card that earns Jetstar dollars and is exempt from flight booking fees. Consumers can begin applying for the card on Oct. 29, 2009.
“We aim to do for credit cards what Jetstar did for low fares airline travel in Australia when we launched back in 2004, Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar chief executive officer said. “To present consumers a choice with real benefits and with a low every day rate of 10.99%.”
Jetstar is a low-cost airline that is finding new ways to save customers even more money. By launching a MasterCard branded credit card the company can waive the $3 per domestic flight and $5 per international flight fee.
The Jetstar MasterCard will earn one cent in Jetstar dollars for every dollar spent. The Jetstar Platinum MasterCard earns two cents for every dollar spent. The airline hopes to offer customers the option of earning Qantas frequent flyer points for purchases made on the credit card beginning in 2010. Jetstar is a subsidiary of Qantas.
