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Virgin Australia
Virgin-logo.svg
Founded 2000
Commenced operations 2000
Hubs Auckland Airport, Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport and Sydney Airport
Focus cities Adelaide Airport, Gold Coast Airport and Perth Airport
Frequent-flyer program Velocity Frequent Flyer
Airport lounge Virgin Australia Lounge
Subsidiaries Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
Destinations 50
Headquarters Brisbane

Virgin Australia is a large Australian airline. It started in 2000. From 2000 until 2011, the airline was called Virgin Blue. Virgin Australia flies as both a full-service airline and a low-cost airline, like Ryanair or Southwest Airlines. As of 2016, the airline has a fleet of 108 airplanes and flies to Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu. Virgin Australia is Australia's second largest airline. It is the main competitor for Jetstar Airways and Qantas. In 2014, Virgin Australia bought Tigerair Australia.

Gallery

  • VH-FVI 'Mission Beach' ATR 72-500 Virgin Australia (Skywest Airlines) (9867526104)

    A Virgin Australia ATR-72.

  • VH-VBY 'Virginia Blue' Boeing 737-7FE Virgin Blue (9046045849)

    An old Virgin Blue plane in 2006

  • Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER; VH-VPH@SYD;31.07.2012 666hv (7863477030)

    Virgin Australia owns 5 Boeing 777s, just like this one.

Images for kids

  • VHVBY

    Virgin Blue's 50th Boeing 737 Virgin-ia Blue was the only aircraft in the fleet to be actually painted blue. This aircraft is now in Virgin Australia livery.

  • Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 PER Monty-3

    Boeing 737-800 in the old Virgin Blue red livery at Perth Airport in 2004

  • VHYFC

    The first Virgin Australia Boeing 737 to wear the airline's new livery arrives at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand

  • VHYFCforwardfuselage

    Close-up of the new Virgin Australia titles on Boeing 737 Bondi Beach, at Sydney Airport for the launch of the new brand

  • VHXFB

    Airbus A330 Cable Beach arrives at Sydney Airport in the new Virgin Australia livery, 4 May 2011. A Boeing 777-300ER of sister airline V Australia is in the background

  • Virgin Blue HQ 1a

    Virgin Village, the Virgin Australia head office in Bowen Hills, Brisbane

  • Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 (VH-YUD) at Christmas Island Airport operating last flight of 2016 (3)

    Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320 (VH-YUD) at Christmas Island Airport (2016)

  • View of aircraft aft fuselage showing advertisements against a red background. The tail contains the underlined word "Virgin".

    Virgin Blue Boeing 737 with special scheme to advertise the Australian DVD release of the movie Avatar

  • VHVUN

    Some of Virgin Blue's Boeing 737-800s, such as Madelaide were painted in Pacific Blue livery

  • Virgin Australia - VH-VPH (8350982723)

    Boeing 777-300ER at Los Angeles Airport

  • VHFVI

    Virgin Australia ATR 72 Mission Beach

  • VH-SFV

    One of two Pionair British Aerospace 146 cargo aircraft operating for Virgin Australia

  • Embraer 190 (Virgin Australia) VOZ E190

    Virgin Australia Embraer E-190 VH-ZPN at Canberra Airport in 2016

  • V Australia cabin International Economy

    International Economy cabin on V Australia 777-300ER

  • Virgin Australia lounge Melbourne Airport

    Virgin Australia's lounge at Melbourne Airport in 2014


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