Holiday heaven as airlines slash flight prices

The airlines are getting in on the Boxing Day sales madness, with Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar all offering short-term deals to Christmas customers.

Qantas's Boxing Day sale, which ends in three days, features cheap flights to destinations around Australia, including a Melbourne-Gold Coast flight from $119, and Sydney to Hamilton Island for $139.

New Zealand destinations such as Christchurch ($229 from Sydney) and Auckland ($238 from Melbourne) are also on offer.

Other international destinations with cheap flights on offer include Hong King, Bangkok, Tokyo, Honolulu and Los Angeles.

European destinations including London, Rome, Dublin and Munich have special-offer flights as part of Qantas's Europe Getaway Sale, which ends on January 16.

Virgin Australia's Boxing Day sale ends midnight, December 28.

A separate sale, which offers cut-rate flights to a range of New Zealand destinations, ends midnight, December 27.

The airline's Boxing Day sale has deals for customers looking to travel around Australia, or anywhere in the world.

Jetstar's Boxing Day deals have flights for as low as $35 (Melbourne to Launceston), while a Melbourne to Phuket flight costs just $209.

The sale ends at 11.59pm on December 28.