'May you find rainbows in your skies': Outpouring of support for Jetstar Asia staff as closure looms
SINGAPORE - Soon after news broke in June about the closure of low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia, flight attendant Wayne Lee started receiving small gifts and notes from passengers.The in-flight customer service manager was so moved by this that he now keeps the notes with him at all times, tucked into his cabin bag.«It's a really warm gesture,» Lee told The Straits Times. He said the kindness of passengers has helped him cope with an uncertain future.The Singapore-based airline announced on June 11 that it would cease operations on July 31 - more than 20 years after its maiden flight in December 2004.it would cease operations on July 31.The final flight - from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila - is scheduled to land at Changi Airport at 9.30pm.More than 500 employees will be laid off when the airline closes.«I had a sinking feeling,» Lee said, describing how he felt when he heard about the airline's closure.«I'm thinking about my future,» said the 42-year-old Malaysian, who has been a flight attendant since he joined Jetstar Asia in December 2011.