Jetstar to axe flights between Sydney and Honolulu as Qantas confirms services from Perth to Johannesburg and Auckland
Jetstar is pulling the pin on its flights to the United States as part of a raft of international network changes announced by the Qantas Group.
The group announced on Tuesday the budget airline's last flight between Sydney and Honolulu - currently its only destination in the United States - will operate on October 24.
Qantas will subsequently boost its flights between the two airports to between five and six per week in place of Jetstar, which will shift the Boeing 787 used on the route elsewhere.
Jetstar's axing of flights from the harbour city to Hawaii comes after the low-cost carrier ceased services between Melbourne and Honolulu, with Qantas taking over that route.
The group further revealed that Qantas is launching two new routes out of Western Australia from December.
Flights between Perth and Johannesburg will commence on December 7, followed by Perth-Auckland services a day later.
Qantas will use A330-200 aircraft on both routes, which will each operate three times per week.
Qantas said the two new services "have been made possible by funding allocated from the federal government to Australian Border Force and the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry to deliver additional border services at airports".
"The funding will enable Perth Airport to invest in additional staffing, equipment and facilities that increase border and biosecurity capacity and in turn allow the airport to host more international flights," a Qantas statement said.
Qantas has also revealed changes to its services from Brisbane to Los Angeles through its partnership with American Airlines, and between Melbourne and Dallas.
"For December 2025 and January 2026, the airlines will enable a continuation of daily 787 Dreamliner services between Brisbane and Los Angeles with Qantas operating four flights per week and American Airlines operating three flights per week," the statement said.
"For this same period, Qantas will increase Boeing 787 flights between Melbourne and Dallas to daily, with its Boeing 787 flights between Brisbane and Los Angeles returning to daily from February 2026."
Qantas currently operates an A330 on the Brisbane-Los Angeles route, with the 787 to replace the Airbus aircraft from October.
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