JQ to replace Qantas Domestic NZ

[Clarry S]

More competition.???.. the Kiwis have got the cheapest airfares in the world. PB just had a sale at $29.95 which is a regular occurance.

JQ moving into Dom NZ is QF's acknowledgment that QF JetConnect is not working. QF will totally pull out by Northern Winter 09 schedule.

[Greg F]

Originally Posted by Clarry S

More competition.???.. the Kiwis have got the cheapest airfares in the world. PB just had a sale at $29.95 which is a regular occurance.

JQ moving into Dom NZ is QF's acknowledgment that QF JetConnect is not working. QF will totally pull out by Northern Winter 09 schedule.

Thats what my dad said the plan is, to take over all ops

[David Ramsay]

More competition.???.. the Kiwis have got the cheapest airfares in the world. PB just had a sale at $29.95 which is a regular occurance.

NZ just had a sale at $10.00!

[Steve Jones]

$10? What a rip-off Try $1!

Looking at the booking engine, if the system is all updated, looks like JQ are replacing all Jetconnect domestic flights on existing routes as well as CHC-WLG (except for AKL-WLG where both seem to operate). Also includes flights from both AKL and CHC to ZQN and CHC-WLG - hadn't QF dropped some of these?

Not up for sale on JQ website yet.

Jetstar offering $1 fares for NZ debut

Australian budget airline Jetstar is offering limited $1 fares to kick off its expansion into the New Zealand domestic market.

The airlines is due to start flying main trunk routes between four airports - Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown - from June 10 with 84 weekly return services using Airbus A320s.

Special web fares from $1 one way on all of its new domestic New Zealand routes for a strictly limited period commencing at noon today will be available until 2pm depending on demand.

The offer is for travel between July 22 and September 22 and the fares are subject to availability on selected days and flights and exclude public and school holidays.

Where it is replacing Qantas NZ passengers will be re-booked on to Jetstar.

Jetstar has been flying across the Tasman from Christchurch and from the end of April is due to add services to Sydney and the Gold Coast from a base in Auckland.

The airline is spending $20 million on expansion.

The arrival of Jetstar on domestic routes will bring to four the number of carriers - in addition to Pacific Blue, Air New Zealand and Qantas - and will intensify fare cutting on the routes where they compete.

Jetstar needs regulatory approval to start new services.

[David Ramsay]

From NZ Herald web site

Special web fares from $1 one way on all of its new domestic New Zealand routes for a strictly limited period commencing at noon today will be available until 2pm depending on demand.

The offer is for travel between July 22 and September 22 and the fares are subject to availability on selected days and flights and exclude public and school holidays.

One woman who tried booking said she managed to get $13 each way fare from Auckland to Wellington return shortly after midday but was hit with an additional $80 credit card fee and $20 booking fee.

" I didn't go ahead with my booking."

[Greg F]

$80 credit card fee???? hmmmmmmmmmmm........
Booking fee?????????

[David Ramsay]

Story has now been updated with the following added

A Jetstar spokesman said he was puzzled at the woman's experience and had not heard of anything like it happening before. Standard credit card charges are $2 per sector.

[Greg F]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-j7yQEZp_g
NZ Launch Commercial

I wonder why they arent using the 'lets fly away' theme music?

[Owen H]

So who guessed that Qantas would be replaced entirely by jetstar on NZ domestic?

Time to claim your prize?

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Here are the schedules.

Auckland - Christchurch, 5 Daily
JQ245 AKL0620 - 0740CHC 320 D
JQ249 AKL1000 - 1120CHC 320 D
JQ251 AKL1440 - 1600CHC 320 D
JQ255 AKL1820 - 1940CHC 320 D
JQ257 AKL1920 - 2040CHC 320 D

JQ244 CHC0810 - 0930AKL 320 D
JQ250 CHC1240 - 1400AKL 320 D
JQ254 CHC1630 - 1750AKL 320 D
JQ256 CHC2010 - 2130AKL 320 D
JQ258 CHC2110 - 2230AKL 320 D

Auckland - Wellington, 3 Daily
JQ263 AKL0600 - 0700WLG 320 D
JQ265 AKL1540 - 1640WLG 320 D
JQ267 AKL2005 - 2105WLG 320 D

JQ262 WLG0730 - 0830AKL 320 D
JQ266 WLG1710 - 1810AKL 320 D
JQ268 WLG2135 - 2235AKL 320 D

Auckland - Queenstown, 1 Daily outbound, 2 Daily inbound*
JQ279 AKL1200 - 1350ZQN 320 D

JQ278 ZQN0930 - 1120AKL 320 D
JQ276 ZQN1420 - 1510AKL 320 D

Christchurch - Queenstown, one-way*
JQ277 CHC0810 - 0900ZQN 320 D

*operating pattern JQ277 - 278 - 279 - 276

Christchurch - Wellington, 1 Daily
JQ268 CHC1330 - 1415WLG 320 D
JQ269 WLG1445 - 1530CHC 320 D

Rotorua service will be dropped with the takeover.