Virgin Australia
‘100 people slept on carpet’: Virgin passengers spend Easter in Queenstown after delay, cancellation
Sydney-bound passengers stranded in New Zealand were unable to find accommodation on Saturday night because of the long weekend.
- Chris Zappone
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Tariff war could put brakes on post-COVID travel surge
Sharemarket plunges and a weaker dollar, sparked by Donald Trump’s trade war, may prompt more people to stay home rather than head overseas.
- Chris Zappone
- Updated
- Aviation
Virgin poised to refund 61,000 customers for pricing error on ticket changes
The airline said the transactions occurred when tickets were repriced in response to customers making changes to their itinerary.
- Chris Zappone
Qantas rivals offer more long-haul routes as dollar crash looms
Capacity for international travel is rising as airlines experiment with new routes. But the real difference may be felt when Qatar and Virgin’s deal takes effect mid-year.
- Chris Zappone
‘Doable’: Virgin CEO plots flight path to ASX
Dave Emerson has met stakeholders and potential investors in his first major move as the airline’s chief executive as it plots a sharemarket return.
- Chris Zappone
Qantas, Virgin oppose ‘pay on delay’ for customers
Qantas’ domestic CEO told an inquiry into passenger rights that a compo scheme does “not deliver better outcomes for consumers”, as the Coalition’s Bridget McKenzie cited the airline’s “explicit breach of consumer trust”.
- Chris Zappone
- Updated
- Aviation
New Virgin Australia chief pledges to follow path of predecessor
Dave Emerson will replace Jayne Hrdlicka, who announced she was stepping down a year ago, and ticks another box for the airline to be listed on the Australian sharemarket.
- Chris Zappone
Cheaper airfares on cards as Virgin-Qatar deal gets the nod
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has approved Qatar Airways taking a 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia but has installed a couple of safeguards as well.
- Supratim Adhikari
- Opinion
- Aviation
Rex needs an owner, Virgin a CEO, Qantas needs to fly under the radar
Australian aviation isn’t just an industry – it’s a messy headline. And it’s now a sector which is far too influenced by non-shareholders – its major union and the federal government.
- Elizabeth Knight
Melbourne-Sydney flights jump in price after competition collapse
Flying domestically has become cheaper, but not between Melbourne and Sydney.
- Madeleine Heffernan
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