Jetstar Pacific ordered to change branding

Vietnam's government has ordered budget airline Jetstar Pacific to change its orange-star logo and repaint its aircraft to avoid confusion with an Australian airline.

"Jetstar Pacific has to do it to avoid customers confusing the Vietnamese airline with Australian carrier Jetstar Airways," said deputy minister of Transportation Pham Quy Tieu.

The state-owned budget airline was called Pacific Airlines until 2007, when a 23 per cent stake was sold to Australia's Qantas.

Jetstar Pacific ordered to change branding

Vietnam's government has ordered budget airline Jetstar Pacific to change its orange-star logo and repaint its aircraft to avoid confusion with an Australian airline.

"Jetstar Pacific has to do it to avoid customers confusing the Vietnamese airline with Australian carrier Jetstar Airways," said deputy minister of Transportation Pham Quy Tieu.

The state-owned budget airline was called Pacific Airlines until 2007, when a 23 per cent stake was sold to Australia's Qantas.