Some include routes between Auckland and Sydney and from Sydney to Queenstown, via Melbourne.
Jetstar has announced “temporary changes” to its transtasman schedule due to soaring jet fuel prices. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Adjustments in the schedule have been made to optimise the airline’s fleet across the network because of engineering and fleet requirements, the carrier said.
Flights on select routes are being adjusted to allow travellers to get as close to their original flight times as possible.
Customers are able to contact the airline and discuss their options via the chat function.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Industry Minister Tim Ayres has revealed 8% of service stations nationwide are without one or more grades of fuel.
That means as many as 560 stations across Australia are missing either diesel, petrol or both.
Addressing question time, the country’s Energy Minister Chris Bowen gave a state-by-state breakdown of the fuel crisis.
In NSW, out of 2417 service stations, 164 were without diesel and 289 were without at least one type of fuel, he said.
In Queensland, out of 1800 service stations, 55 were without diesel and 35 with no regular unleaded.
In Victoria, out of 1627 service stations, 162 service stations were without one or more fuel available.
In South Australia, out of 700 service stations, 46 service stations were without one or more grades of fuel, while in Western Australia, out of 771 service stations, six service stations were without stock.
In Tasmania, out of 257 stations, only one had no diesel, while six had no unleaded.
The Northern Territory and the ACT have no outages.
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