Singapore, June 11 -- Singapore-based low-cost airline Jetstar Asia will cease operations from July 31 as part of a "strategic restructure" by its parent company, Australian flag carrier Qantas.

In a statement on June 11, Jetstar Asia said that it will continue to operate flights out of Singapore for the next seven weeks with a progressively reduced schedule until its final day of operations on July 31.

Qantas said 16 intra-Asia routes will be impacted by the closure of Jetstar Asia, with no changes to Jetstar Airways (JQ) and Jetstar Japan (GK) services into Asia.

Jetstar Airways' international services in and out of Australia will also remain unchanged. Its customers with bookings that are impacted by the announcement will be contacted...