Vic: Customers stampede internet for cheap airline tickets

AAP General News (Australia)
02-26-2004
Vic: Customers stampede internet for cheap airline tickets

Australia's newest budget airline caused a ticketing stampede today, selling more than
60,000 cut-price fares and receiving more more than 5.5 million hits on its website.

Jetstar chief executive ALAN JOYCE says the company has been inundated with inquiries
since the $29 tickets went on sale at 6 am.

Cut-price competitor Virgin Blue has also sold 60,000 tickets after it announced a
deal for twice as many seats at the same price.

Jetstar, based in Melbourne, starts flying on May the 25th from Brisbane, Sydney and
Melbourne to 10 …