Virgin Australia is seeing some strong uptake on flights between Sydney and Melbourne and expect this to continue as Christmas draws closer.
A Virgin Australia Group spokesperson said, “the aviation and tourism industries rely on a connected nation, and we’re elated that Victoria is now open to New South Wales.”
The airline added, “we know many Australians are excited to reunite with their loved ones and we remain hopeful that borders will continue to safely re-open and more Australians return to the skies in time for Christmas.”
As of today (Monday) Virgin Australia will operate four return services per day (28 per week) between Sydney-Melbourne (both ways) and progressively increase frequencies ahead of the Christmas holidays. Customers from Victoria will also be able to connect to regional NSW destinations such as Ballina Byron and Coffs Harbour.
From Tuesday, Virgin Australia will bring forward the re-introduction of four-times-weekly services between Melbourne and Newcastle – initially scheduled to be re-introduced from 15 December.
By Christmas, Virgin Australia will have more than 20,000 seats per week available for booking between Sydney-Melbourne (both ways).
With the ACT Government following New South Wales, Virgin Australia will increase frequencies between Melbourne-Canberra to four-times-weekly from tomorrow (Monday).
Virgin Australia is offering the following one-way introductory fares (including baggage, seat selection and velocity frequent flyer points):
- Melbourne – Newcastle from $119
- Melbourne – Sydney from $165 (both ways)
- Melbourne – Canberra from $189
- Melbourne – Coffs Harbour (via Sydney) from $199
- Melbourne – Ballina Byron (via Sydney) from $249
