Category: Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia has flown its last commercial flight with the Embraer E-Jet, after E190 VH-ZPH operated flight  VA1105 from Newcastle to Brisbane on Saturday. Wet and sombre skies greeted the E190 in Brisbane, where it touched down at 12:51 local time following a one hour and eight minute flight from Newcastle, flight tracking website Flightaware

Virgin Australia has added a new codeshare partner for two international routes after authorities approved a request to add Virgin Atlantic’s VS airline code on its flights to Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In late December, the airline applied to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) to have Virgin Atlantic added as a marketing carrier

Virgin Australia plans to redevelop its facilities at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3 over the next three years that will focus on more self-service facilities, a dedicated premium entry for eligible travellers and the relocation of some security screening facilities to improve passenger flows. Construction work was expected to begin in 2018, with Virgin Australia and

Virgin Australia boss Rob Sharp says the airline plans to launch new mobile apps in 2018 as part of efforts to help passengers “fly smart”. Sharp, the group executive for Virgin Australia airlines, told an Association of Corporate Travel Executives/CAPA – Centre for Aviation conference in Sydney there would be a new Virgin Australia app