Virgin Blue
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A giant hole in the runway...generated its own market. ''After 30 years we are no closer to identifying the site for a second airport,'' reads the Virgin Blue statement submitted to Albanese's department ahead of the white paper's release. ''We can only say with... In this article: Sydney, Anthony Albanese, Sydney Airport, Richmond, John Howard, Melbourne, Qantas, and Mark Vaile |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 16, 2009
Tiger losses take chunk out of its parent's finances
...launched in Australia two years ago. In July it signalled its intention to challenge Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue when it began services on the country's busiest route, between Sydney and Melbourne. Since then it has announced services...
In this article: Tiger Airways, Tiger Aviation, Australia, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways Australia, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, and Airbus A320
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PR Newswire: Travel | November 12, 2009
V Australia, Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Sign up to Support New Mardi Gras
...& Aviation, Entertainment, Travel Industry, Contracts, Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual V Australia, Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Sign up to Support New Mardi Gras BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New Mardi Gras today announced the...
In this article: V Australia, Mardi Gras, Pacific Blue, Sydney, and Virgin
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 11, 2009
Las Vegas: simply stupid
...passengers transit in Sydney). Hawaiian Airlines has a fare for about $1800 flying from Sydney to Honolulu and then to Las Vegas (Melbourne passengers pay about $90 more and fly Virgin Blue to Sydney). Australians must apply for travel...
In this article: Las Vegas, Sydney, Melbourne, Sandwich, Tax, Hawaiian Airlines, Cirque du Soleil, and American Airlines
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | November 02, 2009
Virgin Blue, Delta approved for US route
...in order to proceed with their joint venture." Virgin Blue's international offshoot, V Australia, started flying between the Sydney and Los Angeles on February 27 this year. The airline has since added a Brisbane-Los Angeles and...
In this article: Delta Air Lines, Joint venture, V Australia, US Department Of Transportation, Los Angeles, United States, Pacific, and Revenue
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 20, 2009
The alternative Whitsunday
...a Sunday. Keswick Island is 32 kilometres off the coast of Mackay. Virgin Blue has a fare to Mackay for $149 from Melbourne via Brisbane and $130 non-stop from Sydney. Qantas has a fare from Melbourne via Brisbane for $247 and Sydney via...
In this article: Keswick Island, Whitsunday Islands, Mackay, Keswick, Brisbane, Andrew Bain, and Brampton Island
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San Francisco Chronicle | 1 day ago
Protecting the turtles in Australia
...which is 50 miles north of Weipa on the north-west coast of Cape York, northern Australia. Virgin Blue flies from Sydney to Cairns ( www.virginblue.com). QantasLink flies from Cairns to Weipa ( www.qantas.com). Chivaree Camp is about an hour...
In this article: Dog, Weipa, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Olive Ridley, Crocodile, and Queensland
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 22, 2009
Tiger sees gold to the north
Tiger sees gold to the north TIGER AIRWAYS has increased the pressure on Jetstar and Virgin Blue by announcing it will launch daily services between Sydney and the Gold Coast in December. The decision to fly to Coolangatta follows a ramping...
In this article: Tiger Airways, Sydney, Jetstar, Australia, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Qantas, and Virgin
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Reuters | November 01, 2009
Australia watchdog okays Virgin Blue-Delta joint venture
...Holdings Ltd and Delta Air Lines for flights between Australia and the United States. "The joint venture is likely to assist Virgin Blue and Delta to compete more effectively against the incumbents on the routes, Qantas and United...
In this article: Joint venture, Thomson Reuters, Australia, Delta Air Lines, All rights reserved, Small business, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Qantas Airlines, and Graeme Samuel
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 05, 2009
Virgin family feud close to resolution
...agreement prohibits the use of the Virgin name outside Australia. It has already forced Virgin Blue to adopt the name Pacific Blue for its short-haul international carrier. A Sydney spokeswoman for Sir Richard's Virgin Management said...
In this article: Virgin, Richard Branson, V Australia, Australia, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Virgin Mobile
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Description from Wikipedia:
Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline, Australia's second-biggest airline as well as the largest by fleet size to utilise the Virgin brand. It was founded by British businessman Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and is based in Brisbane, Australia.
- Name:
- Virgin Blue
- Headquarters:
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 2000
- Key People:
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- Brett Godfrey (CEO)
- Sir Richard Branson (President)
- Parent Company:
- Virgin Blue Holdings Limited
- Motto:
- Now there's an idea
- Callsign:
- VIRGIN
- Focus City:
- Townsville Airport
- Destinations:
- 27
- Hub:
- Melbourne Airport
- ICAO Designation:
- VOZ
- IATA Designation:
- DJ
- Frequent Flier Program:
- Velocity Rewards
- Size:
- 69 (14 orders)
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