25/01/2012
Virgin Australia today announced additional flights as part
of an accelerated capacity growth plan for major corporate,
resources sector and leisure routes. The airline will be
introducing the following:
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From 13 February 2012, extra services between
Brisbane-Melbourne, Sydney-Melbourne and
Adelaide-Melbourne - and also between Brisbane-Cairns and
Brisbane-Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine).
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From 19 February 2012, an additional return service will
also be introduced between Brisbane and Gladstone on
Sundays in response to demand.
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From 20 February 2012, extra services will also be added
between Brisbane and Rockhampton.
Group Executive of Alliances, Network and Yield, Merren
McArthur, said: "We are adding extra services across a
range of routes to meet increased demand from corporate and
leisure travellers."
"Virgin Australia will be able to offer travellers the
increased convenience of more flights, more often, across
the country's busiest capital city trunk routes, as well as
on growing resources sector and leisure routes in
Queensland," Ms McArthur said.
The flights announced today are now available for sale at
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Capital city flight increases:
Adelaide-Melbourne: An additional return flight Mondays
through Fridays; taking the total number of flights offered
between the two cities up to 10 per day or 130 per
week.
Brisbane-Melbourne: An extra return flight seven days a
week; taking the total number of flights offered on the
route up to 13 daily or 174 per week.
Melbourne-Sydney: An extra return flight seven days a week;
taking the total number of flights offered between the two
cities up to 31 daily or 392 per week.
Queensland flight increases:
Brisbane-Gladstone: One extra return flight on Sundays
(using the ATR); taking the total number of flights offered
by the airline on the route to 34 per week.
Brisbane-Rockhampton: An extra return flight, Monday to
Friday; taking the total number of Virgin Australia flights
between Brisbane-Rockhampton up to 78 per week.
Brisbane-Cairns: An extra return flight will be added every
day except Saturdays; taking the total number of Virgin
Australia flights between Brisbane and Cairns each week to
80.
Brisbane and Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine): An additional
return service, Monday to Friday, will be introduced;
taking the total number of flights offered by the airline
on the route to 24 per week.
