Qantas Launching MEL - HNL from May 2025

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Qantas are launching three times weekly MEL - HNL flights from May 2025, while Jetstar are ending their existing twice weekly services.

QF105 MEL1705 – 0740HNL
QF106 HNL0940 – 1715HNL

The service will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with an A330.

 
Makes sense. Hawaii is not a budget destination.
Yeah, the money you save on airfares goes towards one nights accommodation! 😳

But seriously, SYD has been supporting both QFi and JQ services for many years. I doubt the JQ service will be dropped any time soon.

Anyway, always good to see de-Jetstariation of medium-haul routes.

I wonder where that JQ capacity will be redirected to?
 
Perhaps JQ is moving to BNE-HNL?
That’d be great. Would be handy for one way positioning flights for CR in/out of the USA. Will probably be a few people in Melbourne sad to lose that option.
 
Slight off topic but did Qantas ever flew Melbourne to HNL before Jetstar came onto the scene?
 
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The downside is the loss of J reward seats on JQ; while they don't have a patch on QF J seats, it was certainly comfortable enough for a day flight and we had no issue getting 3 seats previously.
 
Makes sense. Hawaii is not a budget destination.
Jetstar have D checks coming up on the 787 fleet capacity will be pulled back for the next 3 years with 1/2 787 out of operation at any time.

MEL-HNL will pull back 3 days worth of ops. I think SYD-HNL was being reduced slightly so. Should help boost yield across the group on the route.
 
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