Virgin Australia Introduces A330 on Domestic Sectors

Virgin Australia has announced it will introduce the Airbus A330 into its domestic schedules at Melbourne from May this year as it expands its Coast-to-Coast network. The aircraft will operate a double daily service to Perth from May 14, 2012 and a daily morning peak-hour service to Sydney from May 15, 2012.

“Melbourne is Virgin Australia’s second largest port and continues to grow as a popular destination for business, events and tourism,” said Liz Savage, Commercial Executive, Virgin Australia Group. “Our new widebody Airbus A330 services will add extra capacity in and out of Melbourne at times of peak demand.”

Virgin Australia is the second largest carrier at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport with a 26.0 per cent share of the available capacity. It is also the number two carrier on the two domestic routes with a 19 per cent share of the traffic between Melbourne and Perth and 30 per cent of the traffic between Melbourne and Sydney.