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Budget airline Jetstar will expand its Queenstown services by over 50% with twice-weekly services from Melbourne and the Gold Coast from mid-December.
The Queenstown-Gold Coast flights will be a new trans-Tasman route for the airline.
Jetstar will also expand its Auckland-Queenstown services from daily to 11 times a week from mid- December offering greater opportunity to connect to more Australian destinations and across the Asia Pacific region.
It's offering one-way sale fares from Queenstown to Melbourne and the Gold Coast from $99.
Jetstar says it's new Queenstown flights represent an additional 72,000 seats yearly, an increase of more than 40% and are aligned to Queenstown Airport becoming New Zealand's fastest growing air gateway.
Jetstar Chief Executive Officer Bruce Buchanan, who visited Queenstown for the announcement, said Jetstar was delivering on its promise to deliver further growth and investment into the adventure destination, backed by an additional A320 for its New Zealand fleet that will grow to seven in December.
"Jetstar is providing great stimulus to Queenstown tourism by offering flights at fares below those of our competitors, new routes and enhanced affordable air access for the region," Buchanan said.
"We have a vision for future growth in Queenstown backed by this announced large expansion in flying to and from the region prior to the end of this year. Positively, 30% more Aussie ski tourists visited Queenstown last year compared to 2008, according to NZSki.
"We will become the only airline to fly these announced international services annually from Queenstown, which includes to the Gold Coast, Australia's most popular holiday location.
"Jetstar continues to invest in its operations into Queenstown and recently introduced the latest in Required Navigation Performance (RNP) technology that will reduce flight diversions in poor weather and low visibility conditions and allow for new, improved flight paths."
