NewsBite

Advertisement

Virgin Australia

Virgin business class passengers will have access to Qatar Airways’ Qsuite, named the world’s best business class at this year’s World Airline Awards.

Virgin Australia relaunches long-haul international flights, sort of

For the first time since scrapping its US routes during the pandemic, Virgin Australia is relaunching long-haul flights, thanks to its deal with Qatar Airways.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Credit: Virgin Atlantic
One time use for Traveller only
★★★½
Airline reviews

Airline review: It’s still the sassiest in the sky, shame about the food

Richard Branson’s airline has personable service, but that’s masking a stinginess on the seating and food.

  • by David Whitley
Rex will start Sydney-Melbourne services in March.

Qantas, Virgin, Rex launch price war: $49 airfares between Sydney and Melbourne

Rex, Qantas and Virgin are in a fierce fight as they attempt to lure nervous travellers back to the skies.

  • by Josh Dye
Regional Express will start running flights between Sydney and Melbourne from March 1, 2021.

Rex promises 'Qantas service, Jetstar prices' on Sydney-Melbourne flights

Regional Express says its low cost model will help it break Qantas and Virgin Australia's stranglehold over the domestic aviation market.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Auckland Airport is cutting more jobs as flights planes stay on the ground.

Air New Zealand boss says no trans-Tasman flights until March

'I never got to experience Air New Zealand in anything but a crisis,' says Foran in his first major interview with an Australian publication.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Advertisement
Qantas chief Alan Joyce wears a face mask on board a flight last month.

Qantas coronavirus rules: Masks to be compulsory on Melbourne flights

Qantas and Jetstar will make mask use mandatory for passengers on all flights to and from Melbourne and say the policy could extend to other routes.

  • by Patrick Hatch
The ACCC says customers may have missed out on refunds they were entitled to.

Qantas flight refunds for coronavirus (COVID-19): ACCC raises concerns over cancellations

The consumer watchdog has raised concerns that Qantas may have encouraged customers to cancel bookings in order to receive a flight credit when many would have been entitled to a refund.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Qantas is preparing to rapidly return domestic capacity over the next two months.
BREAKING
Qantas

Travel and coronavirus: Qantas to boost domestic flights by 40 per cent by end of July

Qantas is preparing to scale up its domestic flying from its current 5 per cent of pre-pandemic levels to 40 per cent by the end of July, pending the reopening of state borders.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Sydney Airport is operating at about 2 per cent of its normal passenger volumes.

July school holidays in Australia: Sydney Airport pushes for states to open borders

Sydney Airport boss Geoff Culbert says opening state borders in time for the July school holidays offers the only chance for many tourism operators to survive.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Qantas loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth and Qantas group CEO Alan Joyce during an announcement last year.

Frequent flyer points and coronavirus: What should you do with your Qantas and Virgin points?

What do the airline groundings mean for your frequent flyer points? How much are they actually worth? And what happens if the airlines go bust?

  • by Josh Dye

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/traveller/topic/virgin-australia-holdings-limited-1ml