Qantas Group have an extensive trans-Tasman network connecting 16 city pairs between Australia and New Zealand utilising the Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar brands. The bulk of this capacity of this capacity is centred on Auckland with Qantas flights from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and Jetstar flights from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney, and new flights from Sunshine Coast later this year.
In addition to its trans-Tasman capacity, Jetstar also provide domestic and regional services in New Zealand, connecting Auckland with Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown and Wellington, and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Furthermore, Qantas have access to Air New Zealand domestic capacity via a codeshare, but this is only accessible as domestic connections on a trans-Tasman itinerary.
In June 2023, Qantas inaugurated a new flight from Sydney to New York operating via Auckland. New York is not a new destination for Qantas and the flight via Auckland is not particularly novel. Let’s explore this a little more …