Jetstar have today announced the launch of a four times weekly service between Brisbane and Auckland which will begin from March next year. The new service will be operated by an Airbus A320 which are the backbone of Jetstar’s Australian domestic and short haul international fleet and will have a flight time of around 3 hours 15 minutes on the outbound flight from Brisbane or 3 hours 45 minutes on the inbound flight from Auckland.
The new service (JQ148) will jet out of Auckland at 3.15pm every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon ahead of arriving into Brisbane at 4.10pm whilst the return outbound flight out of Brisbane will leave at 5.05pm before arriving back into Auckland at 11.20pm the same evening.
Jetstar Group CEO, Stephanie Tully, said it was exciting to launch a new route that expanded Jetstar’s Trans-Tasman network.
“This is the first time we’ve offered direct flights between Brisbane and Auckland, and we’re confident this new return service will be extremely popular with our customers,” said Ms. Tully.
“Queensland offers holidaymakers everything from beautiful beaches, tropical islands and the outback to some of the best fine dining and shopping experiences in Australia.
“Our amazing low-fares mean New Zealanders will be able to spend more on enjoying those incredible activities and we thank the Queensland Government for their support of the new route.”
Queensland Tourism Minister, Stirling Hinchliffe said New Zealand was an important part of Queensland’s international tourism recovery plan.
“Jetstar’s deals from Auckland are predicted to bring more than 35,000 Kiwis across the ditch to Brisbane a year, contributing $44 million and 430 jobs to Queensland’s visitor economy,” Mr. Hinchliffe said.
“We know many New Zealand families have relatives and friends living in Southeast Queensland and that’s why we’re backing Jetstar’s new, convenient direct flights to Brisbane.
“As one of Queensland’s traditional top five nations for holiday arrivals, we’re excited to partner with Jetstar to welcome Kiwis to Brisbane for family reunions and world-class visitor experiences.
To celebrate the launch of the new sale Jetstar currently have sale fares on the route from only just $199 each way for various dates next year but hurry sale ends 11.59am Saturday 17th December.
