Jetstar Christmas sale launches with 45,000 cheap fares from $48

Jetstar has put 45,000 tickets on sale for 13 routes. Photo / David Gray / AFP

Jetstar has launched a Christmas sale with 45,000 discounted domestic and international fares across 13 routes.

The airline’s Christmas sale begins at midday today for Club Jetstar members, and from midnight tonight for the general public. One-way domestic fares will be available from as low as $48 and international fares from $142.

Travel dates vary per route but include early March to early September for domestic and early February to late August for international.

Jetstar’s head of New Zealand, Shelley Musk, said the airline was prepared for a record summer of flying in New Zealand.

“We’re gearing up for our busiest Christmas and New Year peak ever, with almost 700,000 customers expected to fly to and from New Zealand over December and January,” she said.

Air New Zealand estimated 1.6 million passengers will be travelling domestically around New Zealand this summer season.

“Queenstown will see 260,000 customers travel to and from the region while Nelson is gearing up for 150,000 customers, and Dunedin 110,000,” Air New Zealand general manager airports Kate Boyer said.

Boyer said the busiest day for domestic travel is Friday, December 19 with up to 32,000 travellers expected to fly, followed by Sunday 21, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23, with up to 31,000 customers taking to the skies each day.

This year, Jetstar launched five new domestic and transtasman routes, including Hamilton to Sydney and Christchurch to Cairns, while Hamilton to Christchurch and Brisbane to Queenstown flights will commence next year.

Jetstar’s domestic routes on sale

● Auckland to Wellington from $48

● Christchurch to Wellington from $52

● Christchurch to Hamilton from $53

● Wellington to Queenstown from $53

● Auckland to Christchurch from $59

● Auckland to Dunedin from $72

● Auckland to Queenstown from $72

Jetstar’s international routes on sale

● Hamilton to Sydney from $142

● Auckland to Sunshine Coast from $162

● Hamilton to Gold Coast from $169

● Dunedin to Gold Coast from $179

● Auckland to Rarotonga from $189

● Christchurch to Cairns from $199

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