Virgin Australia Holdings Limited announced sales results for the first quarter ending September 30, 2018. The company confirmed that group revenue for the first quarter ending September 30, 2018 grew 9.7% compared to the prior corresponding quarter. The group's previous guidance for the first quarter was that group revenue was expected to grow by at least 7% on the prior corresponding quarter.

In the second quarter of the 2019 financial year, the group anticipated that revenue will grow 10% compared to the prior corresponding quarter, based on current booking trends, particularly in the domestic business.

The group expected that the underlying profit before tax result for the first half of the 2019 financial year will be at least $100 million. This represents at least a 22% increase on the prior corresponding period result of $81.9 million . The expected result for the first half of the 2019 financial year is inclusive of an estimated year-on-year fuel price increase (net of FX and hedging) of $88 million.