Category: Virgin Australia

A Virgin Australia pilot is suing the airline over claims he injured his back carrying a heavy flight bag full of charts and documents. The pilot, identified in news reports as David Linton Kloster, a first officer, is seeking more than $1m in lost earnings and expenses after hurting himself picking up the 18kg bag.

The ACCC has given interim approval to an expanded alliance between Virgin Australia and Skywest aimed at tapping demand from the resources and mining industries. The alliance, offering bundled passenger services to businesses wanting a combination of charter, domestic and international flights, represents an effort by Virgin to step up its competition with Qantas in

Virgin Australia has announced the schedule and fares for its new Sydney-Darwin service, with one way tickets starting at $219. The daily service, commencing from April 2, will depart Sydney at 9:40 am and arrive in Darwin at 1:50 pm. Return service will depart at 2:40 pm and arrive at 7:25 pm. This content is

Virgin Australia has launched business class service on most domestic routes as it seeks to lure corporate travelers away from Qantas. The airline’s upscale cabins went into service yesterday, with business class fares starting at $429 one way and $529 from Sydney to Melbourne. An economy saver fare between Australia’s two largest cities starts at