Category: Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to Tonga due to the eruption of the Hunga Ha’apai volcano. The volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean had caused a plume of smoke at about 20,000 feet, according to the Wellington Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Low-cost carrier Scoot has expanded its Australian network through a partnership with Virgin Australia. The Singapore Airlines-owned Scoot said on Monday passengers on its services to Australia – Scoot currently serves the Gold Coast, Perth, Sydney and, from November, Melbourne, from its Singapore hub – were now able to buy tickets that included connections on Virgin-operated

Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines have sought a 10-year extension of their joint-venture alliance on trans-Pacific routes, arguing the partnership has added competition and lowered ticket prices for Australia-US travel. In a joint-submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the two carriers say the alliance is needed to combat the two largest

Virgin Australia claimed on-time honours for a second straight month in November, while Rex retained its position as the most punctual regional carrier. Figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics showed 89 per cent of Virgin’s domestic flights departed within 15 minutes of schedule in November, ahead of Qantas at 86.7 per