Qantas Airways Ltd's low-cost carrier Jetstar announced that it would take delivery of four new A320 aircraft and add 77 return services per week from mid 2010.

Budget airline’s recent move will allow it to offer 700,000 extra seats between the capital cities, the Gold Coast and other destinations in Queensland. 

The added services will operate mainly from the Jetstar’s Melbourne and Sydney gateways.

Speaking on the topic, Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan said, “This new capacity we will introduce next year equates to close to half the amount of capacity that we launched across our Australian ports in 2004.”

It will be the largest increase in Jetstar’s domestic capacity since it’s started flying in 2004. 

Shares in Qantas Airways shed 0.38 per cent to $2.57-a-share in the recent trading.