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Jetstar International

Jetstar International

Jetstar International
1.4

1,453 reviews

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1.4
Value for Money
1.5
Seat Room
1.7
Food
1.5
In-Flight Service ?
1.8
In-Flight Entertainment ?
1.5
Wi-Fi
1.2
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1 CryptoCommerce  · Brisbane to Auckland. Currently delayed is expected to be 8 hours and still waiting. Don't rely on getting to where you are going.
4 Gail R  · I was checking with Hazeem on our baggage allowance for our trip to Bali. He was very helpful and help satisfy my enquiry without delay.
1 Jarrod C.  · Never flying with them again. Both of my flights were delayed, and the seats were so uncomfortable. Definitely not an airline I'll be booking with again.
5 MKn  · Thanks Demi for your help at the Brisbane help desk this morning! Great customer service and nice smile.
1 Dane C.  · Hopeless.... Always cancellations and delays. I will never fly woth them again.
1 Debbie  · I am still waiting for my refund it has now been 3mths and 7 phone calls and emails This is very poor service
Tracey M
Tracey MQLD
  International
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I booked return flights on Qantas for my husband to fly to New Zealand for the simple reason that I knew he would get a meal on Qantas, particularly as he was flying back last night and due to land around 7.30pm so it was good to be able to have a meal included on the return flight and watch a movie. It ended up that the return flight was moved to… Read more

a Jetstar flight.....when he asked about a meal the hostess snapped at him and said he will be a $15 voucher but the few things he chose were not available and the only other item he wanted was a 20 minute wait which he was happy to do... much to the disgust of the hostess. Clearly she was not a happy camper. Now I know why I don't choose to fly Jetstar. They may be cheaper flights but I'd rather pay the extra and enjoy the flight..... out of 10 I think I would struggle to give them a 4/10

DAVID
DAVIDVIC13 posts
  International

Jetstar can hardly claim to be world wide Airline withdrawing hot beverages from its meal services on selected flights and re imbursing ticket holders a $5 voucher which would not buy anything on their flights that offer meal services , typical inadequate management by the CEO of Jetstar where even a $10 voucher would not cover most beverages on their flights. Show details

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Richard B.
Richard B.
  International

I will never fly Jetsar again, and l have a few family members that will do the same. I had a pre booked flight from Phuket back to Melb flight, JQ18 at 10.30pm Friday, Thai time. Ready and packed and planned to leave Kata by 7pm. A friend who was staying a few more days checked the flight and told me it was cancelled. Another friend looked up… Read more

the fight on Jetsrar site and said it had not been cancelled, but rescheduled for 3.20am Sat. My international Sim card service had expired so that day so l made contact with my wife and daughter to let them know they would have to pick me up from the airport later. Meanwhile my daughter rang Jetstar customer service to confirm the 3.20am flight. The assistant said they had no record of the flight at that time, and that it had been cancelled for 24hrs(now Sat 10.20pm) even though my daughter had the same rescheduled flight information on the Jetstar site. They assured her it was cancelled, and that it must be a glitch on the site. So understandibly, there was a lot of confusion and frustration because it ment l was going to miss working on the Sunday which is a big part of my income. If l hadn't personally followed through with with everything l would have gone to Phuket airport at 1am for the "non existent" 3.20am fight. All this took place whilst there was NIL communication via email, mssges etc from Jetstar. It wasn't until days later back in Melb that l got an email from Jetsar telling me the flight is cancelled and sorry about the inconvenience and then a day later another email with the new flight details, this NEARLY A WEEK AFTER I GOT HOME. What a insult, joke Jetstar is. Never again.

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David Bryce
David BryceQLD4 posts
  Verified International

Don’t fly Jetstar – We flew Jetstar flight 57 to Bali in December 2024. The flight was supposed to take off at 7:20am AEST and was delayed until 8:30am. Then they boarded everyone and we sat on the plane in the airport until about 9am instead took off at around 9:05am. They did not tell anyone why it was delayed. There was no inflight entertainment and they turned… Read more

off the WiFi, and also the meals were expensive. Since the flight was delayed, we missed our ferry over to Nusa lembongan and had to wait another 3hrs. We definitely don’t recommend flying Jetstar, even though they’re cheap it’s probably not worth it. Also the baggage reclamation was slow.

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Braz
Braz2 posts
  International

Great – Just had two very comfortable flights to Vietnam return from Melbourne. Flights JQ63 & JQ64. Staff were very pleasant and we all thought the beef lasagne wasn't bad. The return flight was held up for a while because of a technical issue and we were worried that we might miss our next flight to Canberra with Rex. The pilots did all they could to… Read more

make up for lost time which meant we spent 30 minutes less on the plane trip. There were 6 of us including two grandkids 7 & 10. I've flown 14 times in the last 12 mths. Over half of these have been with Jetstar and I have had pleasant experiences with all flights. The same 6 flew back from Japan last April 2023 with Japan Airlines and we all agree that the flight with Jetstar was more comfortable, go figure? They were both overnight flights as well. If Jetstar keeps this up we won't hesitate to travel with them.

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Stephen
StephenVIC40 posts
  Verified International

Air Regressive – Got on a Business class seat Melbourne to Singapore in July Waited 7 mins in a supposedly priority queue. Met by a grumpy tense looking staff,who wanted to see something Singapore immigration requires but he isn't sure what it was.After 5 mins realised it's the vac clearance email. There was no smile.Boarding was a disaster. Change of departure… Read more

gate was made about 40 mins before departure no announcement though. (That gate was to be used by Air NZ ).So passengers waited at the wrong gate ,till the Air NZ staff were kind enough to announce Jetstar passengers are to use other gate.Arrived at this other gate,so small, passengers were spilling out to the corridors. Board time chaotic, no signs, no proper announcement just a crew shouting which was still inaudible. Business class passengers at corridors board same as anyone else. The 1 star is reserved for the few air crew who did well. Back 16 years ago, in Brisbane,when I was annoyed a they changed my selected seat..I was told to Hold my Horses 10 years ago I sat in the wrong front seats at the gate,I was told of by a ground crew who sounded like a prison warden END OF STORY!No more !

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Aldo
AldoVIC3 posts
  International

Had my suitcase torn open by Jetstar baggage handling on a return journey from Denpasar to Melbourne. I made a damaged baggage declaration at the airport that was duly witnessed and signed by a Jetstar employee, but since then (and its now been almost two months) instead of settling the matter Jetstar just keeps inventing new documents they need… Read more

to assess my claim. Today they decided they needed a witnessed statutory declaration, not worth continuing #### them. TOTALLY DODGY, STAY AWAY AT ALL COST!!!!

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Taufa
Taufa
  Verified International

I have always fly with Jet star all the time, from Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne. From Check In to Arrival at the destination with effortless Travel. I even made friends with cabin crews and pilots for that matter of how the flight was superb. However, Today, i had o drop off my sister and brother in Law from Sydney airport … Read more

arrival in to Nadi Int Airport this afternoon.. To be Honest Arrival into Sydney Terminal excited when greeted by the lovely Lady who was at the front of the entrance into the checking In line. And when we reached the counter we were served by a lady and i believed who was a Muslim and her name was Raima or Naima and was a very tentative Listener but not very helpful at all. I had prepared the luggage to suit the 3 suit cases totalling up to 47 kg per passengers. Eventually upon calling on line to ask the previous day, the lady that Served me was Chin ron the call Centre i believed, said that it was okay to combine the weights of both passenger into three luggage as she said it was okay to do so. We arrived at sydney airport this morning with the same arrangement that was approved bu Chin on the phone the previous day which was on Monday the the 25/05/2026. Cut the story short, the lady that served us kept aying that we were over the weight and had to pay or buy two plastic bags and take out 1 kilos and pack it in this two plastic bags... which we did not intend o do. As first we cant buy anything else and secondly, why when they both have a total of 94 kilos in total was what i purchased on their behalf through the phone. They arrives into Nadi only to find out that the three suit cases did not arrive at all his afternoon on their flight... and whats worst was, my brother in law was on a wheel chair with Dialysis, heart problem, asthmatic and stomach cramps when he is stressed out and also missed his medication. One of those suitcases has all his prescriptions and medicine and pills and his sickness depends those suitcases thats did not arrive into Nadi Airport in Fiji this afternoon. I made another call as they called me from fiji stating that none of the suitcases arrived and. He needs his medicine (pill) upon arrival.. which did not happened as expected. So i made calls and only to be told that it will take a whole day for the investigation. I am totalling against this procedure, especially when you fully paid for the services and it was not executed and delivered as expected. My Brother in Law life is in The Jetstar's Jurisdictions as you know that the suitcases was not uploaded into the aircraft and you should be transparent with us and tell us openly rather awe realised it upon arrival nothing was uploaded from sydney. SO I LETTING YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS CASE, I HAD LODGE THIS INCIDENT WITH MY Lawyers and THEY WILL BE Contacting THE JETSTAR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE...REGARDING This issue.

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justifiedcomplaining
justifiedcomplaining
  International

i bought club jetstar to make my life easier, but i was unable to login for a week- tried probably 40 times over and over, and when i asked to book tickets through the jetstar customer service agent for the same club jetstar price, it was like pulling teeth. they also gave me no compensation for the mess around- and were so reluctant to help… Read more

offer any compensation. the customer service agent who helped me was lovely, but i could tell that her manager was probably refusing every request i had. the company itself just refuses to take accountability for its errors and offer any real compensation. I ended up getting the club jetstar price through the agent, which took 2 hours of back and forth, as they were wanting to charge me 200 dollars more- and i ended up not getting any compensation at all for me not being able to log into my club jetstar- i know you get what you pay for but, jeez, jetstar is just the crack dealer i want to be done with- but cant quit cause its cheap :/

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Richard and Julie
Richard and JulieNSW2 posts
  International

I will NEVER fly Jetstar again. We flew internationally to Bali return in March 2026. The aircraft was a Jetstar A321LR (neo) and it is undoubtedly the WORST plane I've ever experienced. There’s so much to say that bullet points are necessary: 1. Grumpy ground staff at check-in (as always) 2. The aircraft brings a new elevation to the word… Read more

‘cattle class’. The seats are cramped and skinny. They are as thin as a wafer biscuit (see photo), so you can feel the knees of the person behind you digging into your back! Imagine, 6.5 hours of your seat being pushed and shoved from behind because a tall passenger behind simply cannot fit comfortably into the reduced space provided. 3. Not even an attached headrest, let alone a pillow or blanket for a 6.5 hour overnight flight from DPS. No reclining either, just 2 inches and no lumber support at all. Some airlines using these planes do have a headrest, but NOT Cattlestar. 4. No entertainment screens, and of course, the proposed ‘paid’ entertainment and internet package was ‘down’. 5. Food - is that what you call it? It was inedible. It came in a brown, cardboard box, heated up slop. I asked the steward if he would feed this to his dog and he just shook his head! 6. Flight departed at 10.20pm and it was due to land at around 7.40am. We had booked an egg and bacon roll, assuming it would be served before landing for breakfast, but no! It was served at around 11pm, just after take-off. I asked if we could have it later as we’d already eaten dinner and was told no and the roll was unceremoniously thrown in the bin. 7. After 6 hours of ‘hell in the sky’ the trolly rolls out again offering tea, coffee, juice or water. My dry mouth and blurry eyes greedily awaited for my turn to get the much needed cup of coffee, only to be told that there was a cost of $5! But hang on, coffee if free on Jetstar, right? And remember, this is an international flight. But no, the hostess could not be persuaded to give me a free cup from her watered down jug poured into a paper cup. I couldn’t believe it. If you’re going to charge $5 for a coffee, then at least make is a cappuccino! I’d accidentally left my credit card in my checked bag and I only had cash on me, which of course, cannot be accepted, so the ‘cattle’ must sit and suffer in silence.

Summary, I suggest you do everything you can to avoid flying on the A321LR (neo) on an international sector. It might be ok for a short domestic flight, but absolutely not suitable for anything more than that. And one question? Why can’t the staff crack a smile anymore? Is it part of their training to intimidate the cattle - oops I mean passengers? Or are they just so unhappy in their job that they find they have nothing to smile about? Remember, this is supposed to be the ‘hospitality’ industry, not a cattle farm, although, I actually think that cattle are actually treated better and certainly fed better. Shame on you Jetstar.

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gonzalvoaiden73
gonzalvoaiden73
  International

Horrible,seats cant even recline,flight attendants were being loud and rude to kids,gave me food poisoning,and for 7 hours straight. Lasagne was given one my first flight to Manila and the next flight back to Perth,salty,somehow stale and gave me food poisoning. Show details

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Richard
Richard
  Verified International

Review of Jetstar Flight JQ64 – 31 December 2025 I recently flew on Jetstar flight JQ64 from Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne, and overall it was a mixed experience. The flight itself was a bit turbulent, which isn’t the airline’s fault, but it didn’t help given the already limited comfort on board. There was no complimentary entertainment… Read more

available, and even basic things like movies and food required additional payment. For a long international flight, this made the journey feel longer than it needed to be.

The seats were quite uncomfortable, offering minimal support for such a lengthy trip. Boarding and disembarking were also inconvenient, as both involved using stairs and being transported by bus, which added to the overall discomfort. Even though the pilot managed to arrive on time, the stairs took a while to arrive after landing, causing further delays and frustration.

On a positive note, the standout part of the flight was the excellent service from the flight attendant, [Name Removed]. She was warm, attentive, and genuinely helpful throughout the journey. Her professionalism made a noticeable difference and was easily the highlight of the experience.

Overall, while the flight had several discomforts, [Name Removed]’s exceptional customer service was a bright spot in an otherwise average journey.

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Jason L
Jason LQLD2 posts
  Verified International

Wow Jetstar. You’ve done it again. JQ9 from Brisbane to Narita was cancelled yesterday (9/12/25), And you’ve dragged the same plan back today (10/12/25) which was suppose to leave at 10:20am and is now delayed until 1pm because of further technical issues. This happened to us not so long ago travelling back from Bali to Brisbane. And after making… Read more

us wait in hope for hours the flight was cancelled. Feel like this is what will happens again today. Terrible service and certainly two strikes and we are out this time. Would never fly with your company again.

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NHU V
NHU VVIC
  Verified International

Over charged luggage fees. Incorrect weight recorded. charged us 31 kg but real weight was only 25.4 kg Show details

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NikkieP
NikkieP
  Verified International

ABSOLUTE DREADFUL! Pleaseeeeee save yourself, and don’t fly with them! First off, they charge you a ton for your checked baggage and for your carry on! I have never been asked in my entire travel life to weigh my carry on luggage! We had to pay over 700 for our luggage! Please RUNNNNN DONT FLY WITH THEM Show details

 Follow-up  · The checked baggages was over $700 dollars! The carry on limit was extremely small, and the flight route was only 3 hours

Steve H.
Steve H.QLD3 posts
  International

Pity, I could not leave a lower review. I have attempted to book online 4 times and system will not take payment. Phone service was appalling, even when they admitted I had wasted enough time and they would process my flights, the lady I was put… Read more

through refused and said just use different browser. This also failed, after trying again and failing I spent another hour on hold and was disconnected when I finally got through to maybe the right area.

 Follow-up  · Yes, I tried 3 different credit cards and all failed. When I was put through to help, she would not help and said to use another browser or incognito. I returned to call centre still unsuccessful and they finally offered to help. HaHa, they tried to add $250pp to flights because I was using a person not online I refused and got a modest amount… Read more

peterhaex3
peterhaex32 posts
  International

Jetstar is the most incompetent company when it comes to dealing with handicapped people I will never fly with these crap again the caused me so much drama mentally and with my disabled spine as soon as you are out of the plane smiles and care is gone Show details

 Follow-up  · I'm depending on my walking frame and through the jetstar app was arranged that I would get my walker at the door from the plane when landed back in Adelaide I can not walk with out , no walker at the door no wheelchair assistance nothing I got told you can walk to the luggage belt there is your walker ??? A lady not from jetstar arranged a… Read more

Positive reviews

Georg
Georg4 posts
  International

Flight number: JQ 58 from Bali to Brisbane on March 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM Excellent flight, and excellent staff.The cabin manager was especially friendly and helpful to every passenger, always keeping us informed about everything. I believe his name was Den. Finally, a good review! Show details

garryarchibald2
garryarchibald2NSW3 posts
  International

JQ120 Friday 6th March 2026 Thank you to the cabin crew for looking after my 86 year old mother in law after she became ill on the flight back to Sydney. She had recovered by the time we arrived. Show details

Wilma
Wilma
  Verified International
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According to Jetstar’s website, my 14-year-old and 12-year-old children both meet the criteria to travel independently as young passengers. They are of eligible age and enrolled in secondary school, which aligns with the published requirements. … Read more

However, after booking their tickets together, I was advised that one child must be at least 15 years old because the 12-year-old would be travelling with another minor. This condition is nowhere specified on Jetstar’s website, including in the section outlining the young passenger policy.

This contradiction between Jetstar’s stated policy and what I was told afterward is confusing and disappointing. If additional age restrictions apply when minors travel together, this information should be clearly and explicitly stated on the website and during the booking process to avoid misleading customers.

I would appreciate clarification on this policy and an explanation as to why the information provided does not align with Jetstar’s published guidelines.

Kind regards, Wilma

 Follow-up  · The kids were able to fly together on the one booking. This was a once off situation for us. Still heaps of confusion between customs, airline and staff and what info are on Jetstar's website. We like flying with them and would recommend Jetstar to all.

Negative reviews

Dan T.
Dan T.QLD2 posts
  International

Would give it a 0 if I could. Purchased long haul flights a year ago and was able to allocate a hot meal or $15 voucher. Today they revoked this and downgraded to $5! Customer service tries to gaslight you into thinking this was their policy when the recent changes to bundles and extra charges such as baggage stowing for carry on have been… Read more

introduced recently. It’s not even really cheaper to fly with them these days with all the added costs. Would rather go virgin for cheap flights or just qantas (who owns them anyway). It’s disgusting the duopolies in this country. They don’t even have to try.

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Wayne Booth
Wayne BoothNSW3 posts
  International

New Direct flights between Brisbane to Rarotonga Cook Islands. Jetstar aircraft Airbus Duo, 3 seats each side . Flight time 6 to 7 hours Aircraft comforts far to basic for international flights. EXTREMELY uncomfortable. Basically refuse to fly with Jetstar again Internationally. Such a poor basic service. Show details

PEE WEE
PEE WEE4 posts
  International

Boing 787 Dreamliner use by Jetstar airlines in economy class are extremely uncomfortable even for a small person like myself. They are hard, tight spaced and non user friendly. By the end of a 8 hour flight. You are left with sore legs,backside and back pain Even the tray table is poorly designed. Its seems to be to low and does not extend far enough.Also the area for you phone could be designed better the angle seems wrong Show details

Recent reviews

Camilo Hernandez
Camilo HernandezSA2 posts
  International

Absolute worst experience, 6 hours delay and not compensation, cheap comes at a cost with this airline, they really don’t care at all about their passengers. Do not “save” money, try to flight in a better airline whenever possible. Show details

Frank A.
Frank A.
  International

So jetstar ,more likely known as Shitstar! Soon to charge overhead locker fees. I'm sure the civil aviation authority knows this is definitely a flight safety risk in the event of an emergency. It aint rocket science! Life vests will be ALOT harder to get too. Already hard to get too and with passengers trying to squeeze luggage underneath this… Read more

will be an absolute disaster.

I'm sure Qantas/ Jetstar will somehow persuade the right authorities to turn a blind eye.. Once again!

Just another greedy cash grab from an airline that's already lost alot of trust from many travelers and now putting passengers and lives at risk.

I'll be looking elsewhere for my next flights. Good luck you have lost me!

Matthew
MatthewQLD
  International

- Seat leg room is way too small and yes i get “buy better seats if u want more room” but theres a point where cost cuts are just inhumane - Staff are rude, heard them talking sht about the foreign travellers - we bought the entertainment screen but when we got on our flight they said theyd refund because the plane didnt have any tv screens.… Read more

Still havent gotten a refund

- got the “premium” wifi bundle for the 9hr flight but in the end the wifi worked for a total of 2 minutes not exaggerating

- pre purchased bacon egg burger for my food and was told at dinner time that they didnt pack it on the flight so i had to choose something else, if you know a customers preordered it how about u pack the damn thing

Overall jetstar is a very scummy flight service, would not recommend

Unhappy user
Unhappy user11 posts
  International

Don’t fly with Jetstar, nothing is included. We purchased medium level ticket - 1 of 2 meals included only over 9 hour flight, entertainment on flight screen not included, blanket not included, drinks not included. Uncomfortable flight. Never again.

Danushka
Danushka3 posts
  Verified International

Jetstar, you suck! The worst gete service you can possibly imagine. My return flight from DSP Indonesia was missed because of a gate change. I sat right in front of the advertised gate and approached the gate staff two times to ask when the Melbourne flight was onboarding and they did not assist me or tell me that the gate had changed. The… Read more

second time I approach them they were rude and dismissed me saying go check the information board. Finally when I checked the information board and realized the gate had changed and figured out where the new gate was ( airport layout is a whole other conversation) the new gate had already closed!

They did not assist me in any way to find the gate or tell me that the gate was changed. I had to book a new flight back home and paid full price out of pocket. Apparently it was announced but with all the noice polution hearing anything would have been impossible anyway.

The Jetstar gate staff apparently works for a different company contracted by Jetstar and they do not care. ( They actually said that out loud ) Jetstar customer service over the phone did not help either, they claim that once missed all they can do is log an investigation which is also conducted by themselves, what a joke! They want you to miss your flight so they can get you pay more!

Chris Rheeder
Chris RheederNSW
  International

Absolutely sh*t show from Jetstar. VH-VKI tail number l… I'm on JQ27 (1 August 2026). This flight was supposed to arrive in Sydney on 31 July but was delayed due to engineering issues. The frustrating part is they apparently knew for over 24 hours that the aircraft wasn't in a condition to fly, yet failed to organise a replacement. Instead,… Read more

they've got hundreds of passengers sitting in the lounge with no clear timeline, no transparency about what's actually happening, and no meaningful updates so people can make informed decisions. Engineering issues happen—safety should always come first. But poor planning, poor communication, and leaving paying customers in limbo is unacceptable. Jetstar's leadership seriously needs to take a hard look at how they're running operations, because this level of customer service is embarrassing. Resign and go try again

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