Jetstar is expanding its Gold Coast network by launching new direct routes to Hamilton and Dunedin in New Zealand from June 2025.
The services will both operate three times weekly, totalling 115,000 seats yearly across the Tasman. Hamilton is a brand-new destination for the airline, and the additional service to Dunedin will help to provide options for tourists to road trip across New Zealand by flying into one part of the country and out from another.
“Tourism is a key industry on the Gold Coast, and the new agreement with Queensland Airports will support the growth of inbound tourism and provide a big boost to local operators,” said Jetstar Group CEO Stephanie Tully. “It’s also great news for customers, with the new routes unlocking more than 115,000 new fare seats a year between the Gold Coast and Hamilton and Dunedin while helping to connect the city’s large population of Kiwi ex-pats to their home country. We thank the Queensland Government and Queensland Airports for their ongoing support of low-fare travel across the Sunshine State.”
With the new services, Jetstar will be basing an additional aircraft on the Gold Coast, bringing the local fleet to six planes. The airline operates a fleet of 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, 18 A321neos, 53 A320s, and 6 A321s.
The announcement follows a recent seven-year contract between Qantas Group and Queensland Airports that will support growth for Jetstar and Qantas, such as the announcement of a new Jetstar service from Sydney to Hamilton from June 2025.
“New Zealand is Australia’s largest international visitor market, so it makes sense for us to increase our Trans-Tasman connectivity,” commented Queensland Airports Limited CEO Amelia Evans. “We’re proud that we’ll be Australia’s most connected airport to New Zealand. These services are expected to deliver over 115,000 passengers annually to the Gold Coast, connecting the city to Dunedin for the first time and re-establishing the airport’s first-ever Tasman route to Hamilton.”
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