Category: Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia will raise fares by between $1.50 and $6 in response to the carbon tax, a slightly lower surcharge than the one earlier announced by Qantas. The fare hike will go into effect alongside the federal government’s carbon pricing scheme on July 1. The surcharge will add $1.50 to one-way flights of up to

Ploynesian Blue has been formally relaunched as Virgin Samoa as the airline’s 737 touched down in Apia today featuring its new Virgin Australia-style livery and interior. The airline’s 737-800, ZK-PBF Tapu’itea, flew into Samoa from Auckland today, after being repainted and having its interior upgraded by Air New Zealand. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Air New Zealand will launch twice weekly flights to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this winter as part of its trans Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia. The A320 flights will operate between Auckland and the Sunshine Coast on Tuesdays and Sundays between July 1 and September 18 and will offer connections to the respective domestic and international

Virgin Australia says rising profits are proof that its transition to a full service airline is paying dividends. According to figures released today, Virgin’s net profits over the first half of the financial year rose 118 per cent to $51.8 million. Underlying pre-tax profits were up 34 per cent over the previous year to $96.1