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Aug 16, 2006 | 10:22 pm

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JETSTAR International hopes to begin flying to Honolulu before Christmas after receiving US permission for five services a week, and it is now training its sights on Singapore.
Jetstar received US Department of Transportation approval to fly the five weekly services, despite opposition from United Airlines, which had argued the route should be used to negotiate an open skies agreement with Australia.

The decision will also boost Virgin Blue, which is investigating launching daily services to the US that will also need Department of Transportation approval.

Subject to full regulatory approval, Jetstar plans to operate three direct Sydney-Honolulu flights per week and two between Melbourne and Honolulu.

The flights will be in addition to three Qantas flights a week to Hawaii.

article here: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-23349,00.html