Price war: Jetstar pledges to beat Air NZ airfares by 10 per cent

Price war: Jetstar pledges to beat Air NZ airfares by 10 per cent

New Zealand Herald, 27 February 2019 – Jetstar isn’t going to relinquish its position as New Zealand’s most affordable airline without a fight.

Following on from Air New Zealand’s announcement yesterday that it was cutting its regional air fares, Jetstar has now announced that it will beat any comparable flight by 10 per cent.

“When you’re shopping online for flights, if you find a flight with another airline, or a Jetstar flight on an eligible third party website that’s cheaper than you can get on Jetstar.com, we’ll beat it by 10 per cent,” said a statement yesterday from James Stafford, the manager of New Zealand sales at Jetstar.

This clearly sets up a price war between the airlines – and consumers are set to benefit. Read more…