Australia's competition regulator has given final approval to Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic to deepen their partnership on flights between Australia and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
Virgin Australia has announced plans to end Melbourne-Hong Kong nonstop flights and reduce its Tigerair Australia and regional fleet by five aircraft.
Virgin Australia has emerged with a share of the spoils in the battle with Qantas to secure highly sought after slots to serve Tokyo Haneda Airport.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development says Virgin Australia is reasonably capable of flying to Tokyo from March 2020.
The Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer program is celebrating reaching 10 million members by giving members bonus points and status credits.
Brisbane Airport and Tourism Australia have backed Virgin Australia's application to begin nonstop flights between Brisbane and Tokyo Haneda Airport.