Flights from $45: Airline drops 1.5 million cheap fares in bid to boost travel demand

Virgin Australia has released more than one million domestic and international flights for as low as $45 in a massive sale.

Cheap airfares are tempting Queenslanders to get travelling again with Virgin releasing international and domestic flights from as low as $45 in a massive sale.

Brisbane residents can escape to the Whitsunday Coast from $59, Hobart from $99 and Bali from $239 as part of Virgin Australia’s post-Covid travel recovery.

The Back to Holidays sale is on now until April 4 with cheap flights from destinations right around Australia – the best bargain being Ballina to Sydney from $45.

A Virgin Australia Group spokesman said the airline was proud to launch the sale on 1.5 million seats.

Virgin is offering flights from Brisbane to Hamilton Island for less than $100. File picture: Brendan Radke

“As we emerge from Covid, we are incredibly focused on providing travellers with some of the best value airfares you can find and our Back to Holidays sale is a really great example of just how irresistible it is to fly with Virgin Australia,” he said.

“We are also making it even more affordable for families to take their next holiday thanks to a 25 per cent bonus discount on sale fares booked for kids aged between two and 11.

“This is a really attractive offer for families which we know will go a long way in helping them return to travel again.”

The spokesman said the airline was excited about demand returning to the market.

Passenger booking volumes are already tracking above pre-Covid levels and the sale is hoped to provide another healthy boost to travel demand.

Domestic Economy Lite sale fare highlights (both directions):

Ballina – Sydney from $45

Melbourne – Hobart from $55

Melbourne – Launceston from $55

Brisbane – Whitsunday Coast from $59

Sydney – Sunshine Coast from $65

Melbourne – Newcastle from $65

Sydney – Gold Coast from $69

Adelaide – Hobart from $69

Adelaide – Launceston from $69

Sydney – Hobart from $75

Sydney – Launceston from $75

Brisbane – Mackay from $75

Gold Coast – Cairns from $75

Melbourne – Sydney from $75

Coffs Harbour – Melbourne from $79

Sunshine Coast – Adelaide from $79

Brisbane – Launceston from $79

Brisbane – Cairns from $85

Melbourne – Adelaide from $89

Sydney – Adelaide from $89

Brisbane – Hamilton Island from $95

Brisbane – Hobart from $99

Brisbane – Melbourne from $99

Melbourne – Gold Coast from $99

Sydney – Townsville from $99

Sydney – Hamilton Island from $109

International Economy Lite sale fare highlights (both directions):

Sydney Fiji from $229

Brisbane Fiji from $249

Melbourne Fiji from $259

Adelaide Fiji from $279

Perth Fiji from $439

Melbourne Queenstown from $279

Sydney Queenstown from $289

Adelaide Queenstown from $304

Brisbane Queenstown from $309

Perth Queenstown from $399

Brisbane Bali from $239

Adelaide Bali from $249

Melbourne Bali from $269

Sydney Bali from $269

Perth Bali from $469