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Qantas Is Pulling the Plug on Jetstar Asia — and 500 Jobs

Qantas is shutting down Jetstar Asia, its Singapore-based budget carrier, blaming rising operating costs and a crowded market.The budget airline will cease operations on July 31 after more than two decades.Jetstar Asia will continue flights until then on a “progressively reduced schedule,” Qantas said in a statement on Wednesday.”Despite delivering…