Australians can avoid paying service charge on Jet Star

I travel on Jet Star regularly and have to pay a service charge of $18 for each payment by credit card. The alternative is to pay at the Post Office SAM machine, which I find to be too troublesome. (But I might try it one day).

At the JetStar website, I found that I could avoid the service fee if I paid by JetStar credit card or at the POLI service.

I tried POLI and found that it is an online service operated by the Australian Post Office but they require an account with an Australian bank.

I tried to apply for a JetStar credit card (co-branded with Master Card) but found that it is available only to Australian citizens.

Bad luck. I have to continue to pay the $18 service charge. The Australian citizens have two options to avoid this charge, but not the Singaporeans.

I wonder if the Australia government imposes a regulation on the airlines? Or was it just commercial pressure? Whatever is the answer, the Singaporeans are neglected.