Jetstar
announced this morning that Nelson is to be one of the four
new regional destinations for the airline, with flights
taking off in early December.
Nelson Mayor Rachel
Reese welcomed the news of the new airline “We warmly
welcome Jetstar into Nelson. Our city has an ever increasing
demand for air travel, and a new airline will add that
additional capacity so more people can come and experience
what our city has to offer.
“We saw our residents
really get in behind the campaign to bring Jetstar to our
city, and so there will be a lot of people celebrating this
news today.
“Enabling more domestic, business and
tourism customers to fly into Nelson will have a significant
economic benefit for the region, opening up new markets and
increasing connectivity. We encourage people from around
New Zealand (and the World) to take the opportunity to come
and visit our corner of the world. They may not want to
leave.”
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