Dogs and cats of a certain size will be allowed as Virgin Australia eyes Australia’s busiest route for the staged introduction of its new pets in the cabin policy. Should pets be there? TAKE THE POLL
Qantas wants the valuable Tokyo Haneda Airport slots being handed back by Virgin Australia which experienced poor demand for its flights from Cairns.
A 12 per cent jump in domestic airfares since Rex bowed out of major city routes has been attributed to ‘seasonal factors’ and flawed data collection.
Virgin Australia staff can look forward to a hefty pay rise this year if they vote to approve a new work agreement.
The chief executive has revealed her plans once she leaves the airline, with the expectation she will exit by year’s end.
The flying kangaroo has jumped on Virgin Australia’s best performing overseas route as the airline expands its international network in the face of fresh challenges from Qatar and Singapore.
Would you guess she’s a tennis fanatic? Jayne Hrdlicka’s tennis-themed takeover codenames have been revealed as the talks with Qatar, known as Project Doubles, drag on.
Its codename is ‘Project Doubles’ and Virgin Australia executives believe that when approved, a deal to bring Qatar in as a significant shareholder gives it the fire power to fight Qantas.
A Virgin Australia cabin crew member found to have been unfairly dismissed over a pre-flight prosecco drink has scored a further victory in his fight to return to work.
New analysis of domestic airline routes shows how low-fares carrier Jetstar is eroding Virgin Australia’s market share and revenue.
How public servants book air travel is under review in an effort to spread the benefits of taxpayer-funded flights across airlines.
The nation’s two biggest airlines have been put on notice by the competition watchdog that they will face action if fares suddenly leap on routes Rex used to fly.
A float of Virgin Australia has been pushed back by about a year, say sources, after the carrier recently entered talks with Rex about taking on some assets from the failed regional carrier.
Bain Capital is on the verge of selling 20 per cent of Virgin Australia to Qatar Airways, and has just ticked off a 33c dividend that will further enrich outgoing CEO Jayne Hrdlicka and other execs.
Virgin Australia will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ on new Embraer 190-E2s and add 150 more jobs, including pilots and cabin crew, on its Western Australian fly in, fly out routes.
Virgin flights to some of Australia’s most popular holiday destinations have been slashed to as little as $45 as part of a flash sale.
Virgin has stepped in to help Rex passengers after the major regional airline went into voluntary administration.
A low-cost regional airline is essential and in the public interest.
A woman has died in the middle of a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.
With all the attention on Bonza’s failure and Virgin Australia’s float being pushed back Rex has flown under the radar but it appears everything isn’t rosy there either.
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