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Australia & New Zealand Get New Foreign Airline Across The Tasman
24 Feb 2025 12:04 GMT
… Virgin Australia (including its Virgin Blue days): 2005-2020
Of the airlines still operating, Garuda … .
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Obviously, local airlines—Air New Zealand, Qantas, Jetstar, … by five foreign carriers:
China Airlines: Taipei-Brisbane-Auckland (see earlier), …
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ACCC challenges airlines to find news way to increase seating capacity as growth continues
18 Feb 2025 00:38 GMT
… period.
“Despite some airlines increasing their seating capacity … cancellations across its network.”
Airline cancellation rates – December … early 2010s, when Virgin Blue rebranded to Virgin Australia … this time, both airlines competed vigorously for market …
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High flyer: From check-in desk to airline's top man
16 Jan 2025 16:55 GMT
… , who accused Gulf airlines of benefiting unfairly from … strategic alignment with the Virgin Blue Group signed last August … effort to acquire Ansett Airlines from administration.
His experience … ambitious neighbours as Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways.
igale …
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This man says he’s starting Australia’s next airline. The odds of success aren’t good
28 Sep 2024 18:53 GMT
… airline.
He co-founded Virgin Blue in 2000, with funding from billionaire Richard Branson.
Virgin Blue … ."
Brett Godfrey co-founded Virgin Blue with the backing of billionaire … divest Jetstar — creating a third airline by breaking up the country…
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How Richard Branson grew Virgin Group to a global brand
26 Mar 2025 03:11 GMT
… major contender in the international airline industry. By 2002, the Virgin … financial services, transportation (covering both airlines and railways), cinemas, and music … in his Australian low-cost airline, Virgin Blue, valued at £983m (€1.4bn …
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As BBC weather presenter's family is kicked off a flight in row over her daughters peanut allergy, we reveal ALL the other airlines that don't routinely ask passengers to stop eating nuts on a plane
29 May 2024 15:59 GMT
… triggering widespread condemnation of the airline.
However SunExpress is far … or airport lounges. The airline does not prohibit passengers … free environment.'
Singapore Airlines
Do they serve nuts: … brought on board.'
Virgin Blue
Do they serve nuts: No …
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Airline In Focus: Virgin Australia
22 May 2024 13:25 GMT
… one of Australia’s largest airlines and one carrier to … commenced operations in 2000 as Virgin Blue and was the country… Blue) and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. In 2018, the Samoan … the entire business of the airline were transferred to Bain …
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What just happened to Bonza? Why new budget airlines always struggle in Australia
30 Apr 2024 22:18 GMT
… – any cost savings airlines can find are extremely … For would-be budget airlines, Australia offers a brutal … ultra low-cost carrier airlines have successfully gained strong … airlines, and our linear east coast market make new entry difficult.
Virgin Blue …
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Grounded: Bonza poised to join long list of failed Australian airlines
30 Apr 2024 15:06 GMT
… as the fledgling budget airline enters voluntary administration – … Peter Wallace/Bonza AirlinesThe airline struggled with aircraft shortages … significantly scaled-back second airline.
Air Australia 2011-12 … the new-to-market Virgin Blue – the original name …
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Bonza doomed to failure from the start, just like so many Australian airlines before it
30 Apr 2024 06:13 GMT
… seemingly unthinkable happened. Ansett Airlines, the second wheel in the … for the launch of Virgin Blue. But even it struggled to … group of foreign airline shareholders who needed a domestic … — once funded by Singapore Airlines — and Strategic Air.
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