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Virgin Australia will add two additional weekday return flights between Brisbane and Gladstone in response to demand from the resource sector, the airline said today. The extra flights, which will be phased in starting May 28, will bring Virgin’s weekly flights between the Queensland capital and Gladstone to 58, including five return services on weekdays.

The first former V Australia Boeing 777-300ER to be repainted in Virgin Australia colours has re-entered service. VH-VPH St Kilda Beach ferried from Sydney to Singapore on March 26 where it was painted in Virgin Australia colours. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Virgin Australia has revealed product details of its new build Airbus A330-200s, two of which are being delivered to the airline with a third to follow later in the year. The three new A330-200s, which will join the two existing A330-200 acquired secondhand, will be used predominantly for transcontinental services between Sydney and Melbourne and

Virgin Australia will end its thrice weekly flights between Townsville and the Gold Coast from May 3 due to poor demand. The airline said the route had been under review for some time and continuing revenue losses meant the flights would be scuttled in favour of increased services from the Gold Coast to Sydney and