Virgin reinstates domestic flights

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Virgin Australia is pleased to respond to a request from the Australian Government to resume flying an underwritten, minimal domestic schedule, to transport passengers and keep important freight corridors open during the COVID-19 pandemic.t

The schedule will commence tomorrow (Friday 17 April 2020) and run for a period of eight weeks, until 7 June 2020. Flights will progressively go on sale today, so please refer to your Travel Manager or visit www.virginaustralia.com

The minimal domestic schedule is in addition to the international repatriation flights to Los Angeles and Hong Kong that Virgin Australia is operating at the request of the Australian Government. Virgin Australia continues to transport cargo internationally and domestically and provide charter services to our resources and adhoc guests.

From Friday 17 April, Virgin Australia will operate 64 return services each week as per the following schedule:

Route Frequency
Adelaide - Melbourne 3 x weekly
Melbourne - Adelaide 3 x weekly
Broome - Perth 3 x weekly
Perth - Broome 3 x weekly
Brisbane - Cairns 3 x weekly
Cairns - Brisbane 3 x weekly
Brisbane - Melbourne 7 x weekly
Melbourne - Brisbane 7 x weekly
Brisbane - Mackay 5 x weekly
Mackay - Brisbane 5 x weekly
Brisbane - Rockhampton 3 x weekly
Rockhampton - Brisbane 3 x weekly
Brisbane - Sydney 7 x weekly
Sydney - Brisbane 7 x weekly
Brisbane - Townsville 3 x weekly
Townsville - Brisbane 3 x weekly
Canberra - Melbourne 3 x weekly
Melbourne - Canberra 3 x weekly
Kalgoorlie - Perth 2 x weekly
Perth - Kalgoorlie 2 x weekly
Kununurra - Perth 2 x weekly
Perth - Kununurra 2 x weekly
Karratha - Perth 2 x weekly
Perth - Karratha 2 x weekly
Melbourne - Perth 7 x weekly
Perth - Melbourne 7 x weekly
Melbourne - Sydney 7 x weekly
Sydney - Gold Coast 7 x weekly
Gold Coast - Sydney 3 x weekly
Sydney - Gold Coast 3 x weekly
Perth - Port Hedland 2 x weekly
Port Hedland - Perth 2 x weekly
Perth - Newman 2 x weekly
Newman - Perth 2 x weekly
Like all Virgin Australia services, guests will continue to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Points and Status Credits whenever they fly.