Less than a week after Qantas announced its withdrawal on the route, reports have suggested that its low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar could be planning flights between Auckland and Los Angeles.

Expected to utilize its soon-to-be delivered Dreamliner, the carrier is said to have not ruled out the possibility of flights between the tow destinations, The National Business Review reported.

While one of the aircraft is expected to replace the A330 on flights between Singapore and Auckland, a Jetstar spokesperson said the aircraft could be used on more international flights from New Zealand.

¡°There could be much grander plans for what Jetstar do out of here to the Americas, simply because of the range,¡± the spokesperson said.

¡°Their Aircraft don¡¯t have the range from Australia to the Americas but the 787, theoretically, has the range from Auckland to fly to places like Dallas and New York.¡±