Major airlines launch massive sale starting from Boxing Day with flights from Sydney to Byron Bay from just $39

The big three Aussie airlines have announced massive Boxing Day sales for dozens of domestic and international routes.

Hundreds of thousands of seats can be booked by savvy fliers with Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin on popular flightpaths during the limited-time sales which started on Thursday and last until the seats are sold.

Virgin Australia are the only one of the rival airlines to offer the cheaper fares on international routes – with flights to New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, Bali and Samoa getting the end-of-year sale treatment.

A number of domestic routes to tourist hot spots are also on sale with the airline such as Hamilton Island, Byron Bay and the Whitsundays.

Virgin Australia Executive, Libby Minogue, said the Boxing Day sale offers are an ‘unmissable chance’ to save while travelling in the new year.

‘Boxing Day is synonymous with deals – and for Virgin Australia, it’s about giving our customers the freedom to explore more of Australia and beyond for less,’ Ms Minogue said in a statement.

‘Whether it’s a long-awaited reunion, a dream holiday, or a spontaneous getaway, these deals won’t last long, so we encourage travellers to book quickly before they’re gone.’ 

Discounted Virgin flights are available between January 6 and September 18 on Economy Lite and is available until 11:59pm AEST on December 29 or until fares have sold out.

Virgin Australia has launched a major flight sale that dovetails in with any New Year travel-based resolutions

All of the discounted flights with Virgin also allow passengers to earn Velocity points and status credits.

The other two major airlines have also revealed their lists of flightpaths which have been discounted over the following days.

Jetstar’s sale offers one-way flights for as cheap as $39 but ends at 11.59pm AEDT December 27 or until sold out.

Qantas’ sale ends at 11.59pm AEDT on December 28 and features 800,000 discounted seats across select dates between July 22 and September 18 next year.

A number of international and domestic flights with Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia on selected dates have had their prices slashed (pictured, Kangaroo Island)

Virgin Australia are offering international flights between Brisbane and Apia, Samoa (pictured), from as little as from $689

Passengers will have to get in quick as the selected flights will only be on sale until the weekend following Boxing Day (pictured, Fijian island)