Jetstar reconnects Australia and Japan after more than two years
Jetstar’s flights between Tokyo and Cairns took off again this week after a gap of nearly two and a half years, with the airline preparing to welcome thousands of visitors from Japan into tropical north Queensland each week.
While restrictions remain in place for independent tourists travelling from Australia to Japan, Japanese citizens are now able to travel freely between the two countries, driving strong demand for Jetstar’s relaunch of direct services to Cairns. The airline will operate up to five return flights per week between Cairns and Narita (Tokyo), bringing up to 1,600 people into Australia from Japan every week and providing an important boost to local tourism.
Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans said “Australia has always been a popular destination for Japanese travellers, and we’re excited to be able to reconnect the two countries, providing a significant tourism boost to the local Cairns community and Queensland more broadly,”
Jetstar is the first Australian carrier to relaunch flights between Australia and Japan, which has always been a popular destination for Aussie travellers. Jetstar will resume services between Cairns and Osaka (Kansai) on 26 July.