Budget airline Jetstar will withdraw from the U.S. market amid a drop in Australian visitors to the United States.
Jetstar is set to discontinue its sole U.S. route, Sydney to Honolulu, with the final flight scheduled for Oct. 24, 2025, concluding 19 years of operation.
The airline will redeploy its Boeing airplanes to other routes with stronger demand.
Customers with Jetstar bookings to Honolulu after Oct. 24 will be offered either a refund or be transferred on other flights operated under the Qantas network.
Meanwhile, Qantas will operate 5-6 services per week between Sydney and Hawaii’s capital following the relaunch of the Melbourne to Honolulu route.
“We’re always looking for ways to provide more low fares seats on our most in demand routes,” a Jetstar spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
“This network change will free up our Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to be redeployed to some of our most popular long-haul routes in Asia with plans currently being finalised.”
Jetstar’s exit from the U.S. market comes as Qantas adjusts its business strategy while exploring new flight routes.
On May 15, Qantas announced that it had opened a new route between Adelaide and Auckland in October 2025. About 30,000 seats will be added between the two cites.
“This is fantastic news for our South Australian customers who will have access to a direct international flight to Auckland as well as opening up connections to New York via Auckland.”
The United States also saw a substantial drop in travellers from other major tourist-generating countries, including Colombia (down 32.6 percent), Germany (down 28.2 percent), the UK (down 14.3 percent), and France (down 8 percent).
