Jetstar launches '1 Million Seats' sale offering fares from as low as $31 as airlines slash prices to get Aussies travelling in wake of coronavirus crisis
- Airlines have started slashing the price of flights amid the coronavirus crisis
- Jetstar just launched its 1 million seats sale, offering flights from just $31
- Holidaymakers can get a one way flight from Melbourne to Hobart for $41
- The price drop comes as airlines struggle to fill cabins due to the outbreak
Holidaymakers can snag a deal this week as airlines slash the price of airfares amid the coronavirus crisis.
Budget airline Jetstar launched its 1 million seats sale on Thursday, offering flights from Melbourne to Adelaide for $31.
Jetsetters can get a one way flight from Melbourne to Hobart for $41.
Prices have also been dropped for flights from Sydney to the Gold Coast, which are on sale for just $45.
Budget airline Jetstar launched its 1 million seats sale on Thursday, offering flights from Sydney to Bali for $209
Jetstar also has flights from Australia to Tokyo (pictured) for $294 one way
International flights are starting from $179 to Queenstown or Bali for $209.
Travellers can get from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh for $219 or Phuket for $209.
Jetstar also has flights from Australia to Tokyo for $294 one way.
The price drop comes as airlines struggle to fill cabins with flights to a number of popular destinations restricted or cancelled due to the outbreak.
Qantas dropped its prices to Los Angeles from Sydney to just just $859 - working out at just $429 each way.
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A return flight from Sydney to San Francisco is only $10 more at $860, which is just $434 each way.
Last week Air New Zealand offered travellers domestic flights for $9 one-way in a bid to boost sales.
The company also dropped fares across the Tasman to as low as $69.
Air NZ announced services to Samoa would be reduced after the nation introduced a rule banning passengers from entering the country without a medical certificate.
Travellers can get from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh for $219 or Phuket (pictured) for $209
International flights are starting from $149 to Auckland, in New Zealand's North Island (pictured)
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Samoan health officials have demanded inbound passengers carry a medical certificate dated within three days of travel.
Travellers wanting to escape the Australian winter can take advantage of the cheap flights available between March and February 2021.
Hotelliers across Australia have been struggling, having been hit with coronavirus crisis following the devastating bushfires.
Travel agents, including Webjet, Flight Centre, HelloWorld have started running sales on domestic holiday accommodation packages.
As of Thursday, there were 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia. Two Australians have died since contracting the disease.
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