SYDNEY, 13 November 2026: Jetstar is offering two new direct services from Sydney and Perth to Christchurch, New Zealand, starting this week.
The two routes will add more than 75,000 seats between Australia and New Zealand’s South Island, with Jetstar the only low-fare carrier operating on both routes across the Tasman.
The new Perth seasonal service will operate three times a week, adding more than 37,000 seats. The Sydney service will operate four times a week, adding almost 40,000 seats over the season.
Christchurch is the gateway to New Zealand’s South Island, with easy access to alpine scenery, food and wine regions, wildlife encounters, hiking trails and some of New Zealand’s most iconic road trips.
Jetstar’s new Perth cabin crew base, which opened in late October, supports the Christchurch-Perth route, creating local jobs and helping unlock more flying options from Western Australia.
Flyers on the route will travel on Jetstar’s Perth-based 227-seat Airbus A321LR aircraft, which features larger overhead lockers, in-seat charging and built-in device holders for a more comfortable trip. Flights are scheduled on the Christchurch-Perth route three times weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Christchurch- Sydney services operate four times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday using an A320 with 184 seats.
With Christchurch joining Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown, Jetstar will operate up to 27 trans-Tasman flights each week between Sydney and New Zealand.
(Source: Jetstar).
