Virgin launches January flight sale with domestic and international fares as low as $49

Virgin Australia has slashed prices on half a million domestic and international flights. See where you could jet off to.

Virgin Australia has announced a sale across half a million flights, with other airlines tipped to follow in their footsteps.

Virgin deals have domestic airfares starting from just $49 and international prices as low as $419. Sydneysiders can head to Byron Bay for just $49 one-way and Hamilton Island for $119, while those in Melbourne can go to the Gold Coast for $109.

Those travelling from Canberra to the Gold Coast can grab a flight from just $105, while those travelling from Brisbane can head to Uluru for $139.

Some of the best international deals include return flights from Sydney to Queenstown for just $435, Brisbane to Vanuatu and back for $419, and Sydney to Bali return from just $549.

Flights to Hamilton Island are on sale.

Haydn Long from Flight Centre said the post-Christmas holiday period traditonally leads into some of the year’s busiest periods for international bookings.

“Sales activity is certainly hotting up, as we’re seeing with this particular promotion from Virgin. We’re now staring to see some attractive offers, which is great news for travellers as they look to lock in their holiday plans for later in the year,” she said.

Long expected there will be further good news to come for travellers as airlines look to fill their seats as capacity continues to increase.

“Pre-Covid, airlines competed very aggressively on price. When one airline came out with a highly attractive offer, others tended to follow suit with eye-catching deals of their own. Hopefully, this trend continues,” she said.

“The best advice we can give is keep an eye out for the specials and lock in a deal as soon as you can because fares tend to get more expensive the closer you get to departure.”

Meanwhile, Virgin flights to Bali have also been reduced to $449 from both Adelaide and the Gold Coast.

Return flights to Fiji and Queenstown from Brisbane will cost from $499 each flight, while flights to Cairns to Haneda (Tokyo) are now from $679.

Those wishing to book flights must be travelling between January 29 to November 30, with some of the most popular hot spots all included.

Sales start as low as $49 on domestic flights.

The seven-day Flight Frenzy sale is on now and will end at midnight next Monday, January 22.Virgin Australia sale fares include Velocity Frequent Flyer Points and Status Credits.

A Qantas spokesperson said it did not have any sales one at the moment. It did have a sale on airfares for North Queensland but that ended last week.

A Jetstar spokesperon has said they “always have great fares available including our weekend fare frenzy sale that ends at midnight tonight”.

FULL LIST OF VIRGIN’S CUT-PRICE FLIGHTS

One-way domestic sale fare in both directions:

• Sydney to/from Ballina (Byron Bay) from $49
• Melbourne to/from Launceston from $59
• Sydney to/from Sunshine Coast from $69
• Sydney to/from Gold Coast from $79
• Sydney to/from Hobart from $85
• Melbourne to/from Adelaide from $99
• Brisbane to/from Cairns from $105
• Canberra to/from Gold Coast from $105
• Sydney to/from Brisbane from $109
• Melbourne to/from Canberra from $109
• Melbourne to/from Gold Coast from $109
• Sydney to/from Hamilton Island from $119
• Sydney to/from Adelaide from $129
• Sydney to/from Cairns from $135
• Brisbane to/from Uluru from $139

• Brisbane to/from Hobart from $125

• Melbourne to/from Hamilton Island from $139

• Melbourne to/from Uluru from $139

• Melbourne to/from Cairns from $145

• Brisbane to/from Darwin from $169

• Perth to/from Broome from $189
• Melbourne to/from Perth from $215

International return fares on sale:

• Brisbane to Port Vila (Vanuatu) from $419
• Sydney to Queenstown from $435
• Gold Coast to Denpasar (Bali) from $449
• Adelaide to Denpasar (Bali) from $449
• Brisbane to Queenstown from $499
• Brisbane to Nadi (Fiji) from $499
• Sydney to Denpasar (Bali) from $549
• Brisbane to Denpasar (Bali) from $549
• Melbourne to Denpasar (Bali) from $559
• Brisbane to Apia (Samoa) from $589
• Melbourne to Nadi (Fiji) from $589
• Cairns to Haneda (Tokyo) from $679

Originally published as Virgin launches January flight sale with domestic and international fares as low as $49