A huge tourism win for the Gold Coast with the city locking in more international flights to New Zealand.
Jetstar will operate services from Gold Coast Airport to Hamilton and Dunedin three times each week from June 2025.
The new partnership will see the Gold Coast become the most connected Australian city to New Zealand.
The services are set to deliver more than 115,000 more passengers to the city each year.
It builds on Gold Coast Airport’s existing New Zealand connections to Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown and Christchurch.
Queensland Airports Limited CEO Amelia Evans says the agreement is a significant milestone.
“Jetstar’s new services between New Zealand and Gold Coast Airport are a great example of the partnership in action, offering greater connectivity and choice for customers, making air travel more accessible for Kiwis looking to holiday on the Gold Coast,” she says.
“New Zealand is Australia’s largest international visitor market, so it makes sense for us to increase our Trans-Tasman connectivity,
“We’re proud that we’ll be Australia’s most connected airport to New Zealand.”
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate welcomed a boost from international connections into the Gold Coast.
“This is fantastic news for the coast and our much-loved Kiwi visitors,” Mayor Tate says.
“Seeing Dunedin and Hamilton added to the schedule from 2025 will benefit our local businesses and open up those amazing destinations for Gold Coasters to explore,
“I applaud Jetstar and the team at Gold Coast Airport for continuing to explore new horizons for our international sectors.’”
New Zealand continues to be the city’s largest international market and has grown about 8 per cent in the past financial year.
