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Jetstar has flown in with two new trans Tasman routes to take off this year, including its first international service from Wellington.
The airline today announced it would start flying three times a week from Wellington to the Gold Coast, and also from Queenstown to the Gold Coast.
The new service would launch in early December. The routes will be flown by an 180 seat Airbus A320 patagonia wetsuits online storeaircraft in a single economy class and no business class.
Tickets for the Wellington service will normally start at $179, and will cost $229 from Queenstown, though a special deal accompanying the announcement will sell fares for the routes from $99 and $129, respectively.
Those special low fares will be on offer till midnight tonight, unless sold out beforehand, for travel from Wellington to the Gold Coast from February 4 to March 25 next year.
The Wellington to Coolangatta service will fly on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. From Queenstown the flights would go on Monday, Thursdapatagonia down with it parka reviewsy and Saturday.
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The route is aimed at the tourism market, for people wanting a break with sun, sea, surfing and theme parks. The route was also expecpatagonia discount code amazon3ted to attract Kiwis living on the Gold Coast wanting to visit friends and relatives in Wellington.
About one in 10 Gold Coast residents are New Zealand born.
The low cost airline will aim to get flights 80 per cent to 90 per cent full to make the route profitable. Jetstar aims to offer the cheapest fares in the market.
Jetstar would also become the only airline on the Queenstown to Gold Coast route when flights patagonia clothes new york citystart in December.
Jetstar already has regular weekly services to Melbourne and Sydney from Queenstown.
Wellington Airport chief executive Steve Sanderson said the new route was a huge win for the airport, adding up to 50,000 seats on the trans Tasman market. The airport currently handles about 750,000 international passengers apatagonia discount code amazon year.
Other than direct long haul flights to Asia and North America, the service to Coolangatta was the most popular route requested by Wellingtonians.
This service will be in hipatagonia discount code revolvegh demand both here and across the ditch, and save significant time and cost for travellers currently flying via Brisbane or Auckland, Sanderson said.
At present, Wellingtonians would need to fly to Auckland and then on to the Gold Coast, apatagonia everlong review journal classifiedsdding about three hours to a one way trip including transit time.
The flights from Wellington would leave at 2.30pm and the return from Coolangatta at 7.30am.
Wellington Airport said this year its short term aim was very much about extending trans Tasman opportunities .
Sanderson said in March the airport was keen to entice Jetstpatagonia guide jacket baseballar and Emirates to run trans Tasman flights from Wellington.
Listed investment company Infratil owns two thirds of Wellington Airport, with the balance held by Wellington City Council.
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Infratil gave the green light this year for a $110 million upgrade of Wellington Airport, extending the airport s terminal, as well as runway improvements and more parking.
Jetstar has about 20 per cent of the domestic New Zealand market on flights between Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Queenstown and Dunedin.
Jetstar parent company Qantas flies the Tasman from Wellington, with special fares as low as $229 one way to Melbourne or Sydney, according to its website.
