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- Airlines will always try to sit children with their parents (subject to check-in)
- Some airlines will allow travel for unaccompanied minors. Please email us to check.
- The fare is based on the child's age on the date of travel.
- More detailed information can be found here Traveling with children
- Most airlines will let infants travel with their parent(s) for free. However some airlines will charge up to 10% of the adult ticket price. Click on 'Price Breakdown' to find out more.
- If you are pregnant, but due before the flight departure date, please contact us once your baby is born and has a name. We can then add him/her to your ticket.
- Infants will not be given a seat. The airlines expect parents to travel with them on their lap.
- Airlines regard infants as being under 24 months old.
- The fare is based on the child's age on the date of travel.
- More detailed information can be found here Traveling with children
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About Jetconnect
Jetconnect (Jetconnect Ltd.) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, and was originally established in July 2002 as a New Zealand-based airline. However, in 2018 the company ceased operating as an airline.
Today, the company still hires pilots and cabin crew, who are employed by Jetconnect to operate Qantas flights on trans-tasman services between Australia and New Zealand. Jetconnect has its head office in Auckland, in New Zealand, and employs staff at Auckland and Wellington airports.
Looking to book flights within New Zealand?
Jetconnect no longer operates as an airline. Jetstar Airways now operates many of the domestic flights that the company used to operate domestically within New Zealand.
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The company no longer operates as an airline, but the following airlines do currently provide domestic flights within New Zealand:
Destinations
When the company was first established as an airline, Jetconnect operated domestic services within New Zealand. Domestic services included routes between Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch and Queenstown. However, in 2009 these domestic services were taken over by Jetstar Airways, which is another Qantas Group subsidiary airline.
Jetconnect then began operating the trans-tasman services between New Zealand and Australia under the Qantas brand.
Today, the airline no longer operates as an airline, although it does still employ pilots and cabin crew to operate the trans-tasman services for Qantas. Jetconnect’s pilots and cabin crew operate the majority of Qantas-marketed flights between cities in New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, and Queenstown) and following destinations in Australia: Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Baggage Allowance
Carry-On Baggage
Jetconnect no longer operates as an airline. It does employ staff on behalf of Qantas, so please visit that page for more information on baggage allowance.
Checked Baggage
Please visit the Qantas page for more information for more information about your checked baggage allowance on Qantas flights.
Check-In Information
Check-In Online
Qantas does offer online check-in; please visit the Qantas page to find out more.
Airport Check-In
As the airline only employs staff on behalf of Qantas, please visit the Qantas page to find out more.
Fleet
Jetconnect has previously operated the following Boeing 737 aircraft: Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, and the Boeing 737-800. However, in 2018, Jetconnect transferred its previous fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft back to Qantas, and ceased to operate as an airline.
Hub Airport
The Jetconnect company is headquartered in Auckland, in New Zealand, but as the company no longer operates as an airline, it does not have a hub airport. The airline does still employ staff on behalf of Qantas, which has a hub at Sydney Airport in Australia.
Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport is the major airport serving Sydney, and is the hub airport for a number of domestic and airlines in Australia, including: Qantas, Jetstar Airways, Regional Express Airlines, Virgin Australia and Tigerair Australia.
The following airlines operate flights to and between Australia and New Zealand:
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