iscoverAustralia’s major airlines have today both announced major sponsorship deals, with Qantas sponsoring the Tropfest short film festival and Virgin Australia becoming a sponsor of the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team. As well as flights, the Tropfest sponsorship will see Qantas sponsor a six-month paid internship for the winner to work in-house at Qantas as part
Virgin Australia will introduce services between Perth and Paraburdoo from November 21. The airline will operate return services every Thursday and Friday using Fokker 100s. The addition of Paraburdoo, which has been served solely by Qantas to this point, comes after Virgin Australia announced increases to its Karratha-Perth services, bringing to 100 the number of
Virgin Australia has expanded its codeshare agreement with Air New Zealand, adding its code to an additional 17 routes across New Zealand. The move, which follows regulatory reauthorisation of the trans-Tasman alliance between the airlines, and adds to existing trans-Tasman codeshares and some domestic services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Virgin Australia will begin direct flights between Brisbane and Cloncurry November 27. Using 98-seat Embraer E190s, the service will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays. Virgin Australia chief commercial officer Judith Crompton said the decision to start the service was based on strong growth in the agriculture and resources industries in the region and had been widely
Virgin Australia has maintained its hold on AFL sponsorship, announcing it has entered a new five-year agreement as official airline of the AFL through to 2018. In addition, the agreement will see Virgin Australia becoming Naming Rights Partner of the AFL Grand Final Half Time entertainment, the Premiership Party and the Grand Final Week Party.
Virgin Australia will increase direct services between Perth and the Pilbara town of Karratha in response to continuing strong demand from the mining and resources industry. The new services are in addition to increases announced in June and follow a recent announcement by Qantas it will also increase capacity on the route. This content is
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