Despite the fact that New Zealand has not opened their borders to us just yet, Jetstar has announced a massive domestic and trans-Tasman sale for travellers flying from February 2022.

More than 85,000 discounted fares will be offered in a bid to reboot the airline's operations in New Zealand following a period of heavy Covid-related restrictions.

The four-day sale, which started last night, will include domestic fares from $25 (Auckland to Christchurch) and trans-Tasman fares from $129 (Christchurch to Gold Coast).

Travel periods differ depending on the route but include travel dates in early February to mid-April 2022 and early May to early July 2022.

The discounted rates for trans-Tasman travel are as follows:

• Auckland to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $139

• Auckland to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $129

• Auckland to Sydney from $139

• Christchurch to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $139

• Christchurch to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $129

• Queenstown to Melbourne (Tullamarine) from $199

• Queenstown to Sydney from $199

• Queenstown to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $189

• Wellington to Gold Coast (Coolangatta) from $129

Special domestic fares include:

• Auckland to Christchurch from $25

• Auckland to Dunedin from $39

• Auckland to Wellington from $25

• Auckland to Queenstown from $50

• Christchurch to Wellington from $25

• Wellington to Queenstown from $39

Currently, outbound travel from Auckland is not yet permitted despite the NZ government's announcement that Aucklanders will be allowed to travel for Christmas this year.

Additionally, the government announced that restrictions for international travel will be eased in the first quarter of 2022.

However, the details of both announcements have not been revealed.

Despite the lack of clarity on the relaxation of travel restrictions, Jetstar is betting on these possibilities.

Earlier this year, the airline was forced to halt flights across New Zealand, following the spike of Delta variant cases in the country.

The cancelled flights included domestic flights as well as international routes to Australia and the Cook Islands, which were in a quarantine-free travel bubble agreement with New Zealand.

Currently, New Zealand's borders remain closed due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Australia has recently relaxed its COVID-19 restrictions, announcing the resumption of international travel in November in states that have hit their vaccination targets.