Articles tagged “virgin australia”

Airline Weekly

Australian Airline Startup Bonza Set to Take Flight as First New National Carrier in Years

Australians are about to have a new budget travel option.

1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Virgin Australia Keeps Japan Slots as Hedge for Longhaul Asia Return

Virgin Australia is determined to get a piece of the travel recovery in Asia any way it can. Check out its Japan strategy, to begin with.

1 year ago

Airlines

AirAsia X Wants to Pay Back a Fraction of Its Debt and Terminate Contracts

New commercial terms for Airbus in this latest restructuring proposal from AirAsia Group's low-cost, long-haul unit. We'll have to wait until Nov. 12 to hear what it thinks.

Jamie Freed and Liz Lee, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

Qantas Brings Forward Some of Its International Flights to November

Early access for the UK and U.S. from the middle of November. Don't be surprised to see these flights sell out fast, and Qantas struggle to keep up with demand.

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Virgin Australia Readies for a Domestic Recovery by Adding 9 Boeing 737s to Its Fleet

Rebuilding its fleet will be a priority, because the carrier will have to act fast when state borders reopen.

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

How Wine Sales Helped Qantas Cut Its Pandemic Losses

3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Qantas, Virgin Australia Expand on Strong Domestic Travel Rebound in Oz

3 years ago

Tourism

Australia’s $928 Million Tourism Stimulus Targets Domestic Travel

Most countries now have neither domestic nor international travel. Because Australia has managed the pandemic well, it at least has a shot at getting the former in a healthy shape again.

Jamie Freed and Colin Packham, Reuters | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Virgin Australia Moves Away From Business Traveler Perks Under Private Equity Owners

Owner Bain Capital understandably wants to go back to basics to generate demand with lower fares, but if the unbundling goes too far it risks alienating the lucrative corporate segment with a less attractive product.

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 4 years ago

Business Travel

This Company Is Travel’s First to Emerge From a Major Pandemic Bankruptcy

The European and Chinese backers of travel agency WorldStrides seem to think there'll be a rebound for international student travel. Do they know something we don't?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago