US$12 to fly one of the world’s busiest routes

Affordable ride: Jetstar planes on the tarmac at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. The low-cost airline plans to stimulate the air travel market with cheap fares. — AFP

SYDNEY: Air fares between Sydney and Melbourne, one of the world’s busiest routes, could fall as low as A$19 (US$12) to persuade the public to fly after the coronavirus pandemic, according to Qantas Airways Ltd.

Qantas’s low-cost airline Jetstar could charge between A$19 and A$39 for those tickets once Australia lifts travel restrictions, Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce said on a call with reporters on Tuesday.