Qantas to replace Jetstar on Melbourne–Honolulu

Qantas Group is replacing Jetstar on Melbourne–Honolulu with mainline Qantas services. The twice-weekly Jetstar 787-8 service will end on 30 April, to be supplanted in May by Qantas A330s, which will operate three times per week. Qantas says it will operate 40,000 seats on Melbourne–Honolulu per year, replacing 335 Jetstar seats per flight. Jetstar, which was the second airline to operate Dreamliners into Honolulu when it began services to the Hawaiian capital in 2015, will redeploy the 787s currently flying there to other routes. “We are thrilled to continue to enhance our network in America with the launch of a new route from Melbourne to Honolulu, bringing a new, tropical destination to our Melbourne customers,” Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace said. “Our new service ensures continued connectivity for Melburnians to Hawaii, while enabling Jetstar to redeploy its 787 aircraft to other destinations and long-haul routes.” Qantas and Jetstar’s Sydney–Honolulu services will remain unchanged; Sydney–Honolulu is also served by Hawaiian Airlines.<br/>