Jetstar to Expand Code Sharing on Indonesia Routes

By Andrew Curran.

Qantas has applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission to expand Jetstar’s Indonesian code share arrangements with Emirates and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Jetstar is a wholly owned Qantas Group subsidiary.

In the October 31, 2025, application, which you can read here, Qantas Head of Group International Regulatory Affairs, Megan Morris, says that Jetstar plans to commence new or expanded code share arrangements with Emirates and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on the Australia - Indonesia route.

Specifically, Qantas wants Jetstar to code share with Emirates on Jetstar operated services beyond Denpasar (DPS) to Singapore (SIN). Additionally, Qantas wants Jetstar’s code share arrangements to include putting KLM’s flight code on Jetstar’s Cairns (CNS) - Melbourne (MEL) - Denpasar and Adelaide (ADL) – Perth (PER) - Denpasar round-trips.

“These code share arrangements enable Emirates and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to expand their selling proposition by independently marketing and pricing services on the Indonesia route, enhancing the range of choices and benefits for consumers connecting to their respective hubs in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands,” says Morris.

“Jetstar, as the operating carrier, intends to provide Emirates and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with access to available inventory on a free sale basis.”

Jetstar eyes code sharing arrangements with Emirates and KLM

Emirates does not operate any fifth freedom flights to Australia from Denpasar and KLM does not fly to Australia at all.

Jetstar has a single daily round-trip flight on the Denpasar – Singapore city pair. The flight is operated by an A321-200neo. It also has a daily A321-200 flying a Cairns – Melbourne – Denpasar – Melbourne – Cairns rotation. A Jetstar A321-200neo also flies Adelaide - Perth - Denpasar round-trips four times weekly.

Jetstar competes against sibling airline Qantas and Virgin Australia on the Cairns – Melbourne city pair, and Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Garuda Indonesia on the Melbourne – Denpasar city pair.

Likewise, Jetstar competes with Qantas and Virgin Australia on the Adelaide - Perth sector and with AirAsia, Batik Air, and TransNusa on the Perth - Denpasar city pair.

Competition is stiffer on the Denpasar – Singapore city pair, With Jetstar competing against Garuda Indonesa, TransNusa, Batik Air, AirAsia, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Saudia, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Jetstar seeking to vary existing code sharing determinations

Morris is asking IASC to vary Determination [2024] IASC 128 (which allocates 1,624 seats to beyond traffic rights with seven frequencies per week in each direction) to permit Emirates to code share on Jetstar operated services.

Similarly, Morris is asking to vary Determination [2024] IASC 113 (which allocates 2,320 seats of passenger capacity in each direction) to permit KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to code share on Jetstar operated services.

“We request that this application be considered against the ‘reasonable capability criterion’ as defined in section 8 of the Minister’s Policy Statement,” Morris adds.

The International Air Services Commission is seeking submissions concerning Qantas’s request. It has set a submission closing date of November 18, 2025.

Photo: Jetstar.