Domesticate trans-Tasman, says Virgin Australia exec – Travel Memo

Virgin Australia airline group executive John Thomas has waved the flag for the domestication of flights to New Zealand.

At the opening of the Australian Tourism Exchange in Sydney yesterday, Thomas highlighted the carrier’s plans to springboard into China through its new Melbourne to Hong Kong service launching on 15 July. Thomas, later speaking to TRAVELinc Memo, emphasized the new flight doesn’t mean the carrier will divert focus from its current major markets, adding Virgin Australia is still ‘excited’ about New Zealand.