Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce joins Mike Hosking to discuss airfares. Video / Newstalk ZB
If cheaper flights are on your wish list this Christmas, you’re in luck.
Jetstar has released 40,000 discounted fares as low as $30 and according to Flight Centre’s general manager, Heidi Walker, cheap fares is something travellers can look forward to in 2024.
Theairline will offer discounted one-way fares across 16 domestic and trans-Tansman routes and prices will begin at $30 and $135 respectively.
The sale, which will last until the end of December 10 does include fine print conditions; checked baggage is not included and only certain travel dates are available.
However, Walker said cheaper airfares are something travellers can anticipate next year.
Flight Centre New Zealand general manager Heidi Walker. Photo / Dean Purcell.
This year marks the first full year of open borders since 2019 and Walker said that globally, demand for demand has returned to ‘typical season trends’ despite cost-of-living challenges.
“Airline capacity is back to around 90 per cent of pre-Covid levels, giving New Zealanders more choice of places to visit and options on how to get there,” she said.
“Though prices are still not back to ‘golden era’ levels, we are starting to see some sharp deals come to market and as capacity continues to increase and demand normalises further,” Walker said, adding that they expected to see prices come down even more by the end of 2024.
However, as indicated by Jetstar, travellers don’t have to wait till the end of next year for the ‘sharp deals’ Walker refers to.
