Category: Virgin Australia

  Virgin Australia has reported a drop in profit for the three months to December 31 2016 as weak market conditions hit revenues, prompting the airline group to operate fewer domestic flights. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.

Virgin Australia/Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) and Alliance Airlines say they are willing to have the competition regulator monitor their charter operations in an effort to secure approval for a proposed partnership. In December, the ACCC knocked back the pair’s application for a charter alliance, which if approved would allow Virgin and Alliance to work

Tigerair Australia has a temporary reprieve from Indonesian authorities to bring its stranded passengers in Bali back to Australia. The low-cost carrier has been granted permission fly travellers back home until Monday January 16, Tigerair said on its website on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Virgin Australia will operate two flights from Bali to Australia on Thursday in an effort to return passengers stranded by the sudden cancellation of Tigerair Australia services by Indonesian authorities. On Wednesday, Tigerair Australia was forced to suspend all its services between Australia and Bali due to what the airline said were “new administrative requirements”