V Australia adds new routes
V Australia today announced Phuket and Johannesburg as its next two destinations, along with a strengthened focus on Melbourne just six months after launch. The carrier is about to take delivery of its fourth Boeing 777-300ER, configured in a three class configuration, adding enough capacity fly four new routes from December onwards:
- Brisbane to Phuket, direct twice weekly from 22 November 2009.
- Melbourne to Phuket, one weekly direct flight from 3 December 2009.
- Melbourne to Los Angeles, direct flights twice weekly from 1 December 2009.
- Melbourne to Johannesburg, direct flights from 13 March 2010.
The airline has also applied to the International Air Services Commission for permission and slots to operate flights between Australia and Fiji.
Virgin Blue Airlines Group Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, said:
“V Australia will be the only airline to offer direct flights from Brisbane to Phuket and Melbourne to Phuket, as well as from Melbourne to South Africa. The March launch of Jo’burg flights will be just in time for fans travelling to South Africa to cheer on the Socceroos at the Soccer (FIFA) World Cup.”
V Australia, a member of the Virgin Blue Airlines group launched in February on the Sydney-Los Angeles route and commenced operations between Brisbane-Los Angeles in April this year.
Photograph by Paul Sadler
