Jetstar has today announced it will add nearly 150,000 more seats across its domestic and trans-Tasman routes next year, as the demand for travel leaps back to pre-Covid-19 levels.
The Australian low-cost airline will boost its services from March 31, 2024.
It comes as its New Zealand domestic network is scheduled to reach up to 100 per cent of pre-Covid levels from the middle of next year, the airline said in a media release.
Jetstar said its trans-Tasman network, meanwhile, is operating at almost 40 per cent higher than in 2019.
"It will be the first time the low-cost carrier has operated at pre-Covid levels in New Zealand since December 2019," Jetstar said.
The airline will be offering more frequent flights on popular routes, including:
Domestic:
- Auckland to Christchurch – up to 39 return services per week
- Auckland to Wellington – up to 30 return services per week
- Auckland to Queenstown – up to 21 return services per week
- Auckland to Dunedin – up to seven return services per week
- Christchurch to Wellington – up to 14 return services per week
International:
- Auckland to Melbourne – up to 13 return services per week
- Auckland to Gold Coast – up to 13 return services per week
- Auckland to Brisbane – up to 11 return services per week
- Auckland to Sydney – up to nine return services per week
- Christchurch to Melbourne – up to five return services per week
Christmas holiday rush
More than 180,000 people are expected to fly with Jetstar over the busy Christmas and New Year period (December 15, 2023 to January 20, 2024) — up 5% from the same time last year.
The single biggest day of travel will be on Saturday, December 23, as travellers rush home in time for Christmas Day.
The airline said its most popular New Zealand domestic route over the silly season is Auckland to Christchurch, while its most popular trans-Tasman route is from Auckland to the Gold Coast.
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