Jetconnect Ltd. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas that has its head office in Auckland, New Zealand. Originally established in July 2002 as a New Zealandbased airline, the company has since stopped operating as an airline but continues to employ pilots and cabin crew based at Auckland and Wellington airports. Crew employed by Jetconnect operate Qantas flights on trans-tasman services between Australia and New Zealand, with cabin crew also operating on Qantas long-haul flights alongside Australian-based crew. History Jetconnect was established in July 2002, commencing operations in October the same year as a New Zealandbased airline. It operated domestic services within New Zealand until 10 June 2009, when these services were taken over by Jetstar Airways, another Qantas Group airline. Jetconnect then operated trans-tasman services between New Zealand and Australia under the Qantas brand with New Zealand-based crew. From mid-2001 to early 2004, JetConnect operated a code-sharing agreement with Origin Pacific Airways. When this ceased, Origin lost 60% of their business. In 2018, Jetconnect transferred its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft back to Qantas and ceased to operate as an airline, though the company continued to employ pilots and cabin crew to operate trans-tasman services for Qantas. Destinations International short-haul Jetconnect short-haul pilots and cabin crew operate the majority of Qantas-marketed flights from Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington to Australian east-coast destinations. From Auckland Brisbane Melbourne Sydney From Christchurch Brisbane Melbourne Sydney From Wellington Melbourne Sydney From Queenstown Sydney Brisbane (seasonal) Melbourne (seasonal) Domestic Jetconnect operated domestic flights in New Zealand until 9 June 2009. The final domestic service was QF2728 from Wellington to Auckland. Domestic services included routes between Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch and Queenstown. Services between Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown and Wellington have been replaced with Jetstar services. Services to Rotorua were discontinued. Fleet As of November 2018 all former Jetconnect aircraft had been transferred to Qantas. Former fleet Jetconnect previously operated the following Boeing 737 series aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (20022009) Boeing 737-400 (20062011) Boeing 737-800 (20092018) Industrial relations On 17 May 2006, the union representing Australian Qantas pilots, the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA), lodged an application to the Australian industrial relations commission Fair Work Australia, seeking to alter its eligibility rules to enable the enrolment of Jetconnect pilots in the union. On 23 May 2007 the commission ruled against the union, declining to consider the question, considering it inappropriate for the AIPA to be able