Category: Virgin Australia

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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 the corporate and government travellers, particularly

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While there are no immediate plans for Tigerair Australia to resume international flying, Virgin Australia has received authorisation for its low-cost carrier (LCC) unit to operate services to the United States. In its application to Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC) for reauthorisation of its United States traffic rights, Virgin Australia sought to include a

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Virgin Australia posted a fifth consecutive annual loss in 2016/17 as the airline group battles a resurgent Qantas amid a subdued domestic market and books one-off charges from restructuring its fleet. The airline group has reported a statutory after tax loss of $220.3 million for the 12 months to June 30 2017, an improvement from

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Virgin Australia says it is has commenced work equipping its Boeing 737-800 narrowbodies with inflight internet wi-fi. The announcement on Thursday follows the start of a trial on board a single 737-800 VH-YIG that commenced at the end of April. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

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Virgin Australia will introduce a consistent flight schedule for its new five-times-weekly Melbourne-Hong Kong services from October. For the northern winter season of October 30 2017 to March 24 2018 flight VA87 will depart Melbourne at 10:55am for each of the five weekly departures, while the departure time for the return Hong Kong-Melbourne VA86 flight

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Virgin Australia has stepped up its push for market share on the Hong Kong route with an eye-catching return fare of less than $400. The airline started flying five times a week between Melbourne and Hong Kong on July 5 with Airbus A330-200s filled with 20 business and 255 economy class seats. The route is

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