Aussies Stranded In Hawaii After Jetstar Cancels Flights

Travel chaos for Australians holidaying in Hawaii after Jetstar cancelled flights home.

Aussies have been forced to find additional accommodation after at least two Jetstar flights out of Honolulu have been axed since Saturday.

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Unable to get stranded customers onto other flights, the airline has provided $300AUD per room for accommodation and a little extra for expenses, however many say it is not enough to cover costs.

“We never want to cancel a flight and do everything we can to avoid it, however we will always put safety first,” a Jetstar spokeswoman said.

“A single B787 out of service means we need to find seats for around 300 customers. We do that by putting on special services and booking seats on other airlines.

“Unfortunately, with the school holidays there are very few seats available.”

This is the third incident for Jetstar in only three days, earlier a Boeing 787 was stuck by lightning near Cairns, while another aircraft required a part replacement.

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