Qantas Airways Limited
(ASX:QAN) budget carrier Jetstar's offshoot in Japan has been forced to keep new planes on the ground after regulators delayed a decision on whether they will allow it to set up a second base, according to media reports.
Reports say the regulatory hold-ups have raised questions about the risk of Qantas' investments in budget airlines in Asia.
Jetstar has confirmed that a small number of planes are also on the ground in Toulouse, France, awaiting their launch if Jestar Hong Kong gets the go-ahead.
The Qantas budget offshoot says that some of the planes in Tokyo will be used as operational spares.
Qantas generated a net profit of $6 million in fiscal 2013.
