Dunedin in New Zealand and Hobart in Tasmania have a lot in common.
Both are beautiful but remote locations - and both have international airports that do not currently offer international flights.
Dunedin was celebrating this week, however, with the announcement of a new flight connection with Australia.
The new route between the city and Gold Coast was announced at Dunedin Airport.
Jetstar will operate three departures and three arrivals a week out of Dunedin from June 2025.
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he's thrilled with the announcement.
“We've all been eager to see a regularly scheduled international service reinstated, ever since direct flights to Brisbane stopped in March 2020," he said.
Dunedin City Council buildings, St Paul's Cathedral and Tūhura Otago Museum were lit up in Jetstar orange to celebrate the news.
“While we'll be encouraging locals to travel across the ditch, we'll also focus our efforts on enticing Queenslanders to come here and experience the amazing attractions our city – and the lower South Island – have to offer,” Radich says.
Tickets for the Dunedin-Gold Coast route are on sale now.
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