Jetstar is closing its Hobart crew base, forcing 41 local staff to take redundancies or relocate to one of the airline's mainland facilities.
Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway on Wednesday said the decision would not affect the airline's services to Tasmania.
However, Jetstar would from May 1 no longer permanently base an aircraft and its staff overnight in Hobart, as it has done since 2004, he said.
Mr Westaway said the "regretful'' restructure was forced by the troubled economic times and a strategic need to reorganise bases to expand services to Asia.
There would still be enough work in Hobart for Jetstar's eight aircraft engineers to stay, he said.
But six pilots and 35 cabin crew would be supported by the airline to move within those jobs to other bases or take redundancies, he said.
The staff were informed of the decision on Wednesday.
"It's regretful because 41 people are going to have a change in their employment location and in their lives,'' Mr Westaway said. "Today's decision wasn't made with a smirk on our face.
"It's been a hard decision for us.
"A number of the employees have been with the organisation for a long time and some of them may choose to leave our organisation.
"So from our perspective it's important that we do this in a dignified way and be clear about why we are making the decision.''
The closure of Jetstar's Hobart base is part of a wider restructure for the airline.
Mr Westaway said the key changes include the closure of Jetstar's Hobart A320 aircraft and crew base, the establishment of new pilot bases in Darwin and Perth, the extension of Jetstar's existing Cairns base to include international pilots, the extension of Jetstar's existing Gold Coast and Brisbane bases to include international pilots and cabin crew, and the addition of another aircraft to Sydney.
AAP
