This new service continues Jetstar's expansion in the Pacific, following the launch of flights from Sydney to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fiji in recent years.

I'm on JQ141, Jetstar's inaugural flight from Sydney to Rarotonga and the first direct connection between Australia and the Cook Islands to be operated by an Australian airline since 1990.

Of course, you then lose a day upon return when Jetstar departs Rarotonga at 9am and arrives in Sydney about 1pm the next day. A one-way flight from Sydney to Rarotonga from $399, based on an ...