Jetstar has announced more than 85,000 reduced fares for domestic and transtasman travel as of February 2022.

It’s part of the company’s plan to restart operations in New Zealand after a period of heavy Covid-related restrictions.

Launched at midnight, the four-day sale will include domestic fares starting at $ 25 (Auckland to Christchurch) and Trans-Tasman fares starting at $ 129 (Christchurch to Gold Coast).

Travel periods vary by itinerary, but include early February to mid-April 2022 and early May to early July 2022.

Special national rates include:

• Auckland to Christchurch from $ 25
• Auckland to Dunedin from $ 39
• Auckland to Wellington from $ 25
• Auckland to Queenstown from $ 50
• Christchurch to Wellington from $ 25
• Wellington to Queenstown from $ 39

The special Transtasman rates include:

• Auckland to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $ 139
• Auckland to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $ 129
• Auckland to Sydney from $ 139
• Christchurch to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $ 139
• Christchurch to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $ 129
• Queenstown to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $ 199
• Queenstown to Sydney from $ 199
• Queenstown to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $ 189
• Wellington to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $ 129

Under current conditions, domestic travel from Auckland is not permitted. However, the airline is betting on easing restrictions in the coming months.

The government has announced Aucklanders will be allowed to travel for Christmas this year, but details of that trip have not yet been revealed.

The government has also said that there will be a relaxation of the international border in the first quarter of 2022. Again, it is not clear exactly when this could happen or how it will work in practice.

Earlier this year, Jetstar was forced to cancel numerous flights across New Zealand as the Delta variant moved to that part of the world. This included domestic flights as well as international routes to Australia and the Cook Islands, which benefited from non-quarantine travel bubbles with New Zealand for a short time.

The continued impact of Covid-19 in New Zealand has dashed hopes of a quick recovery for airlines operating here.

Australia has charted a different course, however, easing Covid-19 restrictions and announcing a return to international travel in November to states that have met vaccination targets.