Tags: Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia’s flight VA313 enters the history books to mark International Women’s Day

The first flight dispatched, operated and handled entirely by women has landed at Brisbane Airport this morning to mark International Women’s Day.  Virgin Australia’s VA313 from Melbourne entered the history books, when it arrived at Gate 46 at Brisbane’s Domestic Terminal. Female roles for VA313 include: Captain First Office Cabin Manager Cabin Crew Leading Hand […]

Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia Unveil New Strategic Partnership at Arabian Travel Market

New agreement includes an expansive codeshare agreement and unparalleled loyalty partnership benefits offering Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways passengers unique rewards and seamless travel across both carriers’ networks Increased travel options and benefits across 35 destinations in Australia for Qatar Airways passengers and to more than 140 destinations worldwide for Virgin Australia passengers Qatar Airways, […]

Sabre renews partnership with Virgin Australia

Sabre Corporation and Virgin Australia have reaffirmed their long-standing relationship with the renewal of their global distribution agreement. Under the renewed agreement, Sabre will continue to distribute Virgin Australia flights and services through the Sabre GDS marketplace, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of Sabre-connected agencies will continue to have access to flights. “Although international borders […]

Tokyo to join Virgin Australia’s international cargo network

Virgin Australia will add Japan to its international cargo network in March with the launch of daily services between Brisbane and Tokyo-Haneda. Commencing on 29 March 2020, cargo space on the new route will be marketed by Virgin Atlantic Cargo under its longstanding international long-haul sales and marketing agreement with Virgin Australia. The daily Airbus […]

Cargo Customers Welcome Virgin Australia’s New Daily Melbourne-Hong Kong Services

The launch of Virgin Australia’s daily Melbourne-Hong Kong services on 12 November is a timely boost to meet growing demand for cargo capacity on the route, according to Virgin Atlantic Cargo, which provides long-haul international cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia. Volumes have been increasing steadily in both directions since Virgin Australia commenced five […]

More cargo opportunities to and from Australia as Virgin Australia gets ready for Melbourne-Hong Kong launch

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will be offering customers even more opportunities to do business with Australia this summer with the launch of a new Melbourne-Hong Kong route by its partner, Virgin Australia. With effect from July 5, 2017, Virgin Australia will operate five Airbus A330-200 flights a week on the route, each offering 14 tonnes of […]

Virgin Australia awards long-haul cargo sales and management agreement to Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will continue to provide international long-haul cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia, Australia’s second largest airline, through a new long-term agreement. The extension of the longstanding partnership between the two airlines follows last year’s launch of Virgin Australia Cargo to manage the cargo operations of Virgin Australia across its extensive domestic […]