Direct seasonal flights announced between Newcastle and Hobart

Serviced by Jetstar’s Airbus A320 through the Newcastle Airport, the new service will start on 2 December 2025 and run three times a week – every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – through to 21 April 2026.

This announcement follows a strong run of new route growth for Newcastle Airport, with direct services to Perth commencing 8 September and Bali flights launching 21 October.

It also marks a key milestone in the airport’s future-facing strategy, arriving just days after the official opening of its new international terminal which greatly expands domestic capacity and sets the stage for future long-haul connections.

Newcastle Airport chief executive officer Linc Horton said the Hobart route is the latest example of Newcastle Airport enabling more travel choice, supporting the local economy and opening up new opportunities for the region.

“Newcastle is one of Australia’s fastest-growing centres with the Hunter Region holding its own on a global stage and we are proud to connect people to the places that matter to them,” Horton said.

“Being directly connected to Tasmania’s capital is a big deal for both communities. Our region wants to travel and deserves to have these important connections available to them.”

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As part of the Hobart route announcement, Newcastle Airport is proud to be sponsoring a Tasmanian devil through conservation organisation Aussie Ark.

The sponsored devil, aptly named Newy, represents the airport’s commitment to meaningful connection between destinations and the environments and communities they’re part of.

People can visit Newy at Aussie Ark’s conservation facility in the Barrington Tops.

Mayor of Port Stephens (and Newcastle Airport director) Cr Leah Anderson said being able to fly direct to Hobart is a fantastic win for the Hunter Region and for Port Stephens.

“Our residents now have easier access to Tasmania and the door is open for more visitors to fly into our region, explore our coastline and support our tourism businesses,” Cr Anderson said.

“Newcastle Airport is right on our doorstep and this new connection makes getting here, or getting away, even easier.  We want Newcastle Airport to be the first choice for every traveller from Port Stephens, the Hunter, Central Coast, northern NSW and even northern Sydney.”

“Tasmania has so much to offer. I’m on my way back from Hobart right now and I’m genuinely excited that from December we’ll be able to fly direct as it will make travelling between our regions so much easier.”

With Newcastle Airport now offering direct flights to 12 destinations, over 250 weekly flights, and a catchment of 1.4 million residents, this new route further strengthens the airport’s role as an important gateway to the Hunter and NSW.

“The Minns Labor government is proud to have worked with Newcastle Airport and Jetstar to secure this new seasonal route, which will boost the local visitor economy and better link Tasmanians to Newcastle and the Hunter,” Minister for Jobs and Tourism Steve Kamper said.

“The recently launched Visitor Economy Strategy sets out our vision to grow the NSW visitor economy to $91 billion in visitor expenditure by 2035 and increasing domestic aviation capacity will be instrumental in achieving this.

“The strategy outlines a need to add 8.5 million new airline seats to NSW airports to achieve our ambitions for the visitor economy and this new route from Hobart to Newcastle brings us one step closer to that.”