Virgin Australia

With a projected return to profitability by June 2023, Virgin Australia is pushing ahead with its 'Bring on Wonderful' marketing campaign.

The middle seat, which has always struggled for popularity, will be transformed into the luckiest seat on the plane with more than $230,000 worth of prizes up for grabs throughout the competition. Entrants must enter the competition within 48 hours of their flight’s scheduled departure time. - Open the Virgin Australia app and tap the Middle Seat Lottery tile to find your flight and enter your details. The Middle Seat Lottery literally turns Virgin Australia middle seats into wonderful lottery tickets. Bring on Wonderful sets a foundation to elevate every part of the customer journey when flying with Virgin Australia, starting with the middle seat which has been a bug bear for travellers since the dawn of aviation. LONDON – Virgin Australia has now launched its first customer innovation, the Middle Seat Lottery, since recently announcing a new brand and advertising campaign, Bring on Wonderful, bolstering a 24-month transformation journey which returns the airline to profitability.

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Virgin Australia has finally relaunched its flight back into New Zealand after more than a year and half off from the popular trans-Tasman route.

“Our flights to Queenstown will increase to 21 per week between 12 December and 29 January … Virgin delayed relaunching flights back into New Zealand – even with the establishment of the trans-Tasman travel bubble last year – due to subdued demand. “Today is a significant day for Virgin Australia with our first New Zealand flight in over two years,” Virgin Australia Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka said.

Start planning your 2023 ski trip now. TL;DR: What's the deal with this flight sale? Cheapest flight available: $409 return ...

This is based on a trip from 14 August to 2 September 2023. This is based on a flight from Melbourne-Queenstown from 14 August to 2 September 2023. Yes, you'll be catching it at the end but New Zealand's season is long and you're fairly guaranteed some amount of snow even if you visit in early September. That's at least 2,045 points earned when you book the cheapest return. - Perth-Queenstown (via Melbourne) from $1,059 return They include sun-shiny dates in February, March and May as well as some peak-season travel from mid-August to early September. - Canberra-Queenstown (via Melbourne) from $545 return - Adelaide-Queenstown (via Sydney or Melbourne) from $605 return - Gold Coast-Queenstown (via Sydney) from $685 return - Melbourne-Queenstown from $409 return - Brisbane-Queenstown from $519 return $409 return (Melbourne to Queenstown)

Fly to New Zealand's South Island from just $409 return, with the airline slashing prices on 15000 fares.

Fly from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne straight to Queenstown, just in time for your big summer vacay. Sale runs until midnight AEST on Sunday November 6. Virgin Australia has resumed flights across the Tasman after nearly three years.

Virgin Australia direct Queenstown, New Zealand flight schedule: Sydney: Daily return flights between Sydney and Queenstown from 2 November 2022. Brisbane: ...

- Brisbane: Daily return flights between Brisbane and Queenstown from 2 November 2022. - Sydney: Daily return flights between Sydney and Queenstown from 2 November 2022. - Melbourne: Return fights between Melbourne and Queenstown four times weekly from 3 November 2022, increasing to daily during the peak Christmas holiday period (12 December 2022 – 29 January 2023).

Air Asia X has begun three-times a week (soon to be daily) flights between Sydney and Auckland with its widebody planes with one-way economy fares on offer for ...

Virgin Australia shut down its New Zealand operation at the start of April, costing 550 to 600 jobs, and the airline entered administration on April 21 with more than $7b in debt. While Virgin Australia is piling into Queenstown, there is no sign of it returning to other routes to bigger New Zealand cities that made it the third biggest operator across the Tasman. The reduced capacity comes as demand for travel continues to defy forecasts and the normally busy Christmas period will be frantic. Malaysia-based AirAsia X (AAX) was one of those other airlines and the new Auckland-Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route makes more sense than a stopover on the Gold Coast. Virgin Australia has four-times-a-week Melbourne-Queenstown services also coming and the airline has relaunched on the Tasman with 15,000 promotional fares as low as $409 return. Air Asia X has begun three-times a week (soon to be daily) flights between Sydney and Auckland with its widebody planes with one-way economy fares on offer for $179 - a sixth of what passengers paying full fares have faced on the Tasman.

The airline hopes to capitalize on renewed passenger demand during the busy Australian summer months.

The airline has also announced direct flights to Vanuatu and Samoa beginning in March 2023. The Samoan capital of Apia will have twice-weekly direct flights from Brisbane from March 23rd. This will change to daily flights during the peak Christmas holiday period (December 12th, 2022 – January 29th, 2023). Flights to the South Island begin just in time as travelers gear up to enjoy their summer break and explore options to indulge in adventure activities. “We are seeing strong demand across our international network over the Christmas school holiday period. The last time it flew across the pond was in March 2020, after which it suspended all international flights as the COVID virus forced travel restrictions.