V Australia to launch Fiji flights for Christmas
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Thursday 5 November 2009, Brisbane, Australia: V Australia will launch direct daily flights between Australia and Fiji in time for Christmas following the decision handed down today by the International Air Services Commission to formally grant V Australia its requested capacity.
The new, three-class V Australia flights will begin on 18 December 2009, bringing V Australia’s world class product and services to one of the region’s most important tourism markets.
V Australia applied for the rights to operate daily flights between Sydney and Nadi in August and will operate its brand new, 361 seat Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route, replacing existing Pacific Blue flights that currently service the route for the Virgin Blue Airlines Group.
It will mean more seats to Fiji for Australian holiday-makers, more bargain fares and the option of being able to travel across the Pacific to Fiji in Premium Economy or International Business Class cabins. All cabins are inclusive of food and beverage service and complimentary in-flight entertainment via the award winning individual seat back RED program.
To celebrate the announcement, V Australia is offering special launch fares, including:
International Economy from $199* one way on the Internet (inclusive of taxes)
International Premium Economy from $469* one way on the Internet (inclusive of taxes)
International Business from $649* one way on the Internet (inclusive of taxes)
The sale is on from now until midnight 30 November 2009 for specific travel periods.^
Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey said, “We’re very pleased to be increasing our capacity and introducing V Australia to and from one of Australia’s best loved international getaway destinations. Fiji has long been a holiday hot spot, particularly for families and honeymooning couples. They will now be able to get their holiday or honeymoon off to a great start flying in on Australia’s new international airline in the comfort of any of our three cabins.”
V Australia will use one of its existing 777-300ER aircraft to operate the Sydney to Nadi flights in lieu of the aircraft sitting idle on the tarmac at Sydney Airport in between trans-Pacific flights. The 10 hour round trip has the dual purpose of allowing V Australia to achieve maximum aircraft utilisation while giving Pacific Blue the opportunity to re-direct its aircraft to other new and existing routes.
Brett Godfrey added, “The timing of the V Australia flights will remain in line with the current Pacific Blue flights and will provide convenient connections for US-based guests coming out to Australia and then onwards to Fiji.”
The services will launch daily and from 1 February onwards, will operate six days per week (excluding Wednesday). This is in line with the reduction of Sydney-Los Angeles flights from seven days per week to six days per week, and with previously announced plans to introduce a weekly direct Melbourne-Johannesburg flights from March 2010 (subject to regulatory approval).
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