Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce with Prime Minister John Key after announcing that Jetstar is going to start a low fares regional service starting in December this year. Photo / NZME.
The news low cost airline Jetstar is considering Rotorua as one of its new regional destinations is exciting - even if it is just 'considering'.
As soon as September, we could have a choice of two airlines when it comes to travelling in and out of Rotorua - with Jetstar
flights to at least four regional centres starting from December.
Jetstar made its big announcement yesterday, with Prime Minister John Key in attendance, vowing to bring "low fares competition to monopoly domestic routes around the country".
Then, it rattled off a tantalising list of some of the cities it was considering.
The news Rotorua was a contender was welcomed by our online readers as well as city leaders, some of whom seemed to have been caught off guard by the announcement.