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Virgin Australia chairman Elizabeth Bryan says the airline group's three-year transformation program is yielding positive results and tracking ahead of schedule. Writing in the company’s annual report, Bryan said Virgin Australia’s “Better Business” program and focus on improving its financial base would … [Read more...]
Virgin Australia will have a daily flight on its new Melbourne-Hong Kong service after securing additional landing and takeoff slots at the busy Chep Lap Kok Airport. The current five times a week schedule will move to daily from November 12, Virgin said in on Thursday. Virgin initially offered five … [Read more...]
A Virgin Australia ATR 72 operating a flight from Moranbah to Brisbane had to conduct a go-around after an incorrect flap settings was selected on approach, the Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) says. The incident occurred on April 2 2017 when ATR 72-500 VH-FVL, with 38 passengers and … [Read more...]
Virgin Australia will maintain services to Samoa after its Virgin Samoa joint-venture with the Samoan government is wound up in November. The airline has launched nonstop flights to Apia from Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney due to kick off from November 13 2017. Under the new schedule, Virgin plans to … [Read more...]
Virgin Australia says a bigger focus on promoting tourism to regional towns in Western Australia would put downwards pressure on airfares on intra-WA routes. In a submission to the WA government’s inquiry into regional ticket prices, Virgin said demand on the bulk of its intra-WA services was mostly from … [Read more...]