Editing Jetstar (section)

===New Zealand operations===
Currently, the airline operates domestic and short-haul international services to Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, and Wellington, and domestic services to Dunedin, using their fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft. Jetstar will add trans-Tasman flights between Dunedin and the Gold Coast, as well flights between [[Hamilton Airport (New Zealand)|Hamilton]] and the Gold Coast and Sydney from June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jetstar launches trans-Tasman flights from Dunedin, Hamilton |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350416057/jetstar-launches-trans-tasman-flights-dunedin-hamilton |access-date=18 September 2024 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref>


[[File:Jetstar Regional Q300 VH-SBI at PMR (30890156766).jpg|thumb|A former Jetstar [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300]] at [[Palmerston North Airport]]]]

In June 2015, Jetstar announced that it would commence regional services in New Zealand, beginning in December 2015. The new services would be flown by five turboprops [[Bombardier Dash 8]]s operated by [[Eastern Australia Airlines]]—one of Qantas' subsidiary regional airlines—under the Jetstar brand. At least four new destinations would be served initially, with [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[Rotorua]], [[New Plymouth]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]], [[Palmerston North]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] and [[Invercargill]] named as the cities under consideration.<ref name="regional_nz">{{cite news |last1=Bradley |first1=Grant |title=Regional shake-up: Jetstar to break Air New Zealand's domestic stranglehold |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11467277 |access-date=19 June 2015 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=18 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605201012/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11467277 |archive-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> On 31 August 2015, Jetstar announced it had selected the first four regional centres it would serve at the commencement of operations on 1 December; these were Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Palmerston North. All four cities had services to [[Auckland]]; [[Nelson Airport (New Zealand)|Nelson]] also had services to [[Wellington]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/71582558/air-nz-joins-9-price-war-jetstar-announces-new-nz-routes |title=Air NZ joins $9 price war, Jetstar announces new NZ routes |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=26 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704144405/https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/71582558/air-nz-joins-9-price-war-jetstar-announces-new-nz-routes |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Jetstar announced in November 2019 that they would be ceasing all of their regional routes in New Zealand because the routes were loss-making.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jetstar confirms withdrawal from five regional domestic routes in New Zealand |url=https://newsroom.jetstar.com/jetstar-confirms-withdrawal-from-five-regional-domestic-routes-in-new-zealand/ |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[Newsroom (website)|Newsroom]] |date=16 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802150635/https://newsroom.jetstar.com/jetstar-confirms-withdrawal-from-five-regional-domestic-routes-in-new-zealand/ |archive-date=2 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid March 2020, Jetstar suspended their New Zealand operations in response to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anthony |first1=John |title=Coronavirus: All Qantas and Jetstar international flights suspended from late March |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120403628/coronavirus-all-qantas-and-jetstar-international-flights-suspended-from-late-march |access-date=29 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=19 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331223346/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120403628/coronavirus-all-qantas-and-jetstar-international-flights-suspended-from-late-march |archive-date=31 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 August, Jetstar suspended its domestic operations in New Zealand after the Government implemented social distancing rules in response to a second outbreak in Auckland that month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Covid 19 coronavirus: Jetstar pauses all domestic flights until August 26 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12356805 |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816014243/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12356805 |archive-date=16 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The airline attracted criticism after it refused to offer cash refunds to passengers whose flights were affected by the cancellation, instead offering travel vouchers or to change dates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Lincoln |title=No cash refund option for passengers impacted by Jetstar flight cancellations |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12356916 |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=16 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816182132/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12356916 |archive-date=16 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid September 2020, Jetstar announced that it was resuming domestic flights in New Zealand after the New Zealand Government eliminated physical distancing requirements on aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taunton |first1=Esther |title=Jetstar to resume domestic flights after four-week suspension |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122760021/jetstar-to-resume-domestic-flights-after-fourweek-suspension |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914041445/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122760021/jetstar-to-resume-domestic-flights-after-fourweek-suspension |archive-date=14 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In late May 2024, Jetstar Flight JQ225 slid off the runway at [[Christchurch Airport]], after suffering steering issues caused by a possible hydraulic leak. The [[Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand|Civil Aviation Authority]] commenced an investigation into the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2024 |title=Plane slides off runway at Christchurch Airport |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/518317/plane-slides-off-runway-at-christchurch-airport |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=[[RNZ]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531173728/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/518317/plane-slides-off-runway-at-christchurch-airport |archive-date=31 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>