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The Latest Breaking News from Virgin Australia

Qantas and Virgin given little incentive to cheapen air fares, watchdog warns

ACCC warns airline industry is at ‘critical juncture’ with a developing duopoly stunting competition

The Guardian - AU

Australian airlines push back on calls to compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

Exclusive: Companies say a compensation scheme like the EU’s would drive up air fares in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberal turmoil in Victoria and Tasmania; Jarryd Hayne sentenced; and Australia’s first GM fruit

Controversial MP Moira Deeming expelled from Victorian Liberal party room

The Guardian - AU

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Lost luggage: Virgin Australia allows passengers to track their bags with new app

Tech development comes after mishandled baggage rates soared last year as airlines returned to pre-Covid levels of operation

The Guardian - AU

Flight attendant explains why she always books seats on fifth row in economy

Rosie Awad, a five year flight attendant veteran with Virgin Australia, is always keen to avoid any seat that is close to the lavatory when she is flying as a passenger

Daily Mirror

Qantas, Virgin are United in competition after US airlines’ expansion

United Airlines will expand its presence in Australia this year following a codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia.

The New Daily

Airlines turn market darlings as COVID-19 forces financial clean up

Unloved during the pandemic as their businesses were incapacitated almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.

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Virgin Australia owes Karratha ratepayers more than half a million dollars, and is unlikely to pay it back in full

The local council expects to get about 10 per cent of what it is owed from accrued airport fees, but the vast majority of the debt is likely to be written off.

ABC News

Virgin mulls ASX return after Ukraine and rates weigh on share market floats in 2022

Airline Virgin Australia is one high-profile name that could kick-start the Australian share market in 2023, after last year proved to be dismal for public listings.

ABC News

Flight attendant warns against having specific drink before you board a plane

Sarah Goodwin, a flight attendant and TikToker who works for Virgin Australia, has said one particularly drink can cause bad effects on an airplane, including headaches and insomnia

Daily Mirror

Australian budget airline Bonza cleared to begin flights

Australian low-cost startup airline Bonza said the country's civil aviation regulator granted permission for it to operate scheduled passenger flights, marking the entry of a new player into a duopoly market.

Reuters

Virgin flight bound for Bali forced to return to Darwin midway through flight due to 'engineering issue'

A Virgin flight returns to Darwin unexpectedly, the second Australian plane to turn back from Bali this week.

ABC News

Qantas best at staying on time, but wider Australian travel woes persist

Qantas has beaten Virgin Australia for best on-time performance in November. But it's not all smooth flying for the national carrier.

The New Daily

Spicy Government Data Reveals The Most On-Time Airline For This Year I’m Feeling Turbulent

But no official ranking of the best airplane food.

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Airlines extend expiry dates as travellers struggle to redeem billions in flight credits

Travel plans disrupted by the pandemic have left Australians with more than one billion dollars of flight credits. But there is growing evidence that the system is too hard to use, with travellers forced to forfeit thousands of dollars in unused credits.

ABC News

Virgin plane makes unplanned landing at Perth Airport after aborting flight off WA coast

A Virgin Australia flight carrying FIFO workers to WA's Pilbara is forced to abandon its journey and burn off fuel before making an unplanned landing at Perth Airport, with passengers told there was a problem with the plane's wing flaps.

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New Zealand Flights Are Back On The Virgin Menu To Celebrate It’s Slinging Loads Of Cheap Tix

Kia fkn ora!

Daily Mirror

Airline giving away free holidays to passengers sat in the middle seats on flights

Virgin Australia is wading into the age of battle of the airline seats with a new scheme designed to encourage fliers to shun positions by the window and aisle

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Airline to give prizes to passengers stuck in the least popular plane seat

Virgin Australia has launched the ‘Middle Seat Lottery’

The New Daily

Virgin campaigns to make the unpopular middle seat a prize spot

The middle-row seat on any flight has arguably been the most undesirable, but Virgin Australia is hoping to change that.

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Virgin Australia Has Denied Speculation It Faked A Hate Email To Promo Its Pride Flights

"The intention was to shine a light on this intolerant conduct."

The Guardian - AU

AFL grand final: Sydney Swans fans fork out up to $1,781 to fly to Melbourne

Prices soar for direct return flights to see match against Geelong Cats a week after Collingwood diehards made the pilgrimage to Sydney

The New Daily

Qantas lifts its game, and asks for passenger support during busy season

Qantas concedes it is in for another testing period, with school holidays, long weekends and football finals driving high levels of demand.

The Guardian - AU

Collingwood fans face sky-high airfares in clamour to reach Sydney for AFL final

Flights cost up to $1,500 return from Melbourne as many fans opt to carpool down the Hume Highway for the weekend’s clash

Tribune News Service

The best and worst airlines for flight cancellations

Passengers flying with Virgin Australia and Dutch carrier KLM are suffering some of the biggest disruptions to travel as the understaffed aviation industry struggles to cope with a resurgence in demand, schedules show.

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