Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia) flys to all capital cities and holiday spots, over 30 destinations in Australia alone.
Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia) first began flying on 31/August/2000. Initially offering flights between Sydney and Brisbane, Virgin Blue airline now flys to all capital cities and tourist destinations.
Virgin Blue operates Boeing 737s, carrying between 144-180 passengers. Like Virgin Atlantic, they name their aircraft - the first was 'Brizzie Lizzie' as Virgin Blue are based in Brisbane. You could be flying in 'Betty Blue','Smurfette' and 'Smoochy Maroochy' to name just a few.
Pacific Blue was launched on 29/Jan/2004, flying the trans-Tasman route between Brisbane and Christchurch. Since then, they have expanded and now fly between Sydney,Brisbane and Melbourne to most major cities in New Zealand..
Virgin has sealed a 10 year agreement for Skywest to operate Virgin aircraft in various "fly in, fly out" areas.
Twitter: From user 'noosaint7s'
RT @noosafood: YeahRT @sunshinecoastoz: Virgin Australia will be offering business class seats from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney and Melbourne from May 30
Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/23/2012 - International Business Times AU
Rival in the sky, Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (VAH) flat at $0.42 a share, while Sydney Airport (SYD) one of the stocks in positive territory up 0.35% to $2.83. Construction firm, Leighton Holdings (LEI) has also given back yesterday's gains and ...
Twitter: From user 'DragonsFireBiz'
@richardbranson The billionaires who are hoarding their cash! Create jobs and build a Virgin Fast Rail Line in Australia.
Qantas to split domestic, international businesses - BusinessWeek
... facing the airline's domestic and international arms."; Qantas has faced strong competition at home from Virgin Australia while Qantas International lost 216 million Australian dollars in its last financial year amid competition and high costs.
Best smartphones on the Australian market - CisionWire (press release)
Virgin offers the iPhone 4S on its Post-Paid Fair Go plan. The plan is $59 per month, and there is an additional $5 per month for the handset – overall, $64/month for $700 included value and 3GB of data. If you're a heavier user, you might want to try ...
Twitter: From user 'RadhikaR'
@virgin_Australia when your flights are this delayed you would think you could at least screen State of Origin in the lounge?
Twitter: From user 'MichaelStackRW'
RT @sunshinecoastoz: Virgin Australia will be offering business class seats from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney and Melbourne from May 30
Spotify hits Australia - is Freemium the future? - Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Just to make sure you get the message, it also drops in 15-second audio ads between songs (initially from the likes of Virgin Mobile and the Commonwealth Bank). The ads don't follow an exact schedule, but you seem to get one about every 15 minutes.
Qantas to cut back its flights to the red centre - Herald Sun
The airlines will scale back services to the Northern Territory and Cairns to create extra capacity elsewhere as they gear up for a fare war with Virgin Australia on major business routes. As the number of US and European visitors drops off, ...
Qantas vs Virgin Australia slugfest: business class gets cheaper - Australian Business Traveller
Qantas and Virgin Australia are in the biggest tussle to attract business travellers that Australia has seen in over than a decade. The airlines are showing off bigger planes, more flights, domestic business class lie-flat seats, better frequent flyer ...
