The Latest Breaking News from Virgin Australia

A record number of flights were cancelled or ran late last month as Australian airlines continue being pummelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and poor weather conditions.

Brisbane Airport head of public affairs Stephen Beckett says weather disruptions in flood-ravaged New South Wales, and COVID and influenza-related staff shortages are contributing to flight delays and cancellations.

Qantas and Virgin bosses admit the days of the cheap airfare prices airlines have been using to woo back travellers are over.

United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) plans a year-round, nonstop service between San Francisco and Brisbane starting in October. Because of the airline's new collaboration with Virgin Australia, United customers will be able to conveniently connect to nearly 20 other cities within Australia from Brisbane. United's new Brisbane service will operate three times weekly…

Sabre Corp (NASDAQ:SABR) has expanded its business agreement with Virgin Australia to deploy its Dynamic Availability solution to help the airline enhance its operations. Under the agreement, Virgin Australia will migrate to Sabre's Revenue Optimizer tool enabling a 360-approach to forecast, analyze, and optimize revenue streams. This new deal is another step in Virgin Australia's…

Competition between Qantas and Rex is heating up, with the regional airline pulling out of two routes that it says have become "unviable".

Airport expecting largest number of passengers since 2020

A fatal plane crash involving a Boeing 737-800 in China is not an immediate cause for concern in Australia, and airlines will continue to fly as normal.

Victorian Greens senator Lidia Thorpe accuses Virgin Australia staff of racially profiling her while she waited to board a plane at Canberra Airport late last year.