Jetstar HK still to take off after 18-month wait

Singapore

JETSTAR Hong Kong has sold six of its nine new Airbus A320s and many of its pilots have either quit or been redeployed - all before the budget airline's first commercial flight.

Nearly 18 months after the low-cost carrier, backed by Australia's Qantas Airways and Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines, lodged an application for a licence, Hong Kong authorities are still weighing its approval.