Jetstar Australia has announced it will offer direct flights from Melbourne, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii starting on December 15, 2012. This is the low-cost airline’s only destination in North America.
The initial schedule will be two flights per week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Outbound flights will depart Melbourne (Tullamarine) at 4:30pm, arriving in Honolulu at 6:00am local time. The inbound flight will depart Honolulu at 7:30am, arriving in Melbourne at 4:10pm local time.
To celebrate this new route, Jetstar is offering one-way fares for as little as $349 AUD one-way.