Jetstar breaks into the New Zealand government travel market
Jetstar has been chosen as an official supplier of government travel for the first time. This will mean government departments will have a choice between Air NZ and Jetstar on domestic routes, following a hotly-contested bidding round for the lucrative 10-year deal. Jetstar Group CE, Jayne Hrdlicka, said the airline was now firmly established in New Zealand and able to provide the government with a choice for domestic jet and regional travel to a range of destinations Jetstar is part of the Qantas group and Qantas is again a supplier for transtasman and long haul services. Hrdlicka said the choice of which airline to fly on main trunk and some regional routes would save taxpayers money. She said that with short flight times within New Zealand, a low fares domestic airline option made economic sense for government travel.<br/>
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Jetstar breaks into the New Zealand government travel market
Jetstar has been chosen as an official supplier of government travel for the first time. This will mean government departments will have a choice between Air NZ and Jetstar on domestic routes, following a hotly-contested bidding round for the lucrative 10-year deal. Jetstar Group CE, Jayne Hrdlicka, said the airline was now firmly established in New Zealand and able to provide the government with a choice for domestic jet and regional travel to a range of destinations Jetstar is part of the Qantas group and Qantas is again a supplier for transtasman and long haul services. Hrdlicka said the choice of which airline to fly on main trunk and some regional routes would save taxpayers money. She said that with short flight times within New Zealand, a low fares domestic airline option made economic sense for government travel.<br/>
