About Virgin Blue

In August 2000, after 15 years in the Airline Industry, the Virgin group of companies, under the name 'Virgin Blue' began delivering low cost airfares to the Australian travelling public.

Since commencing operations with just a few planes on the Sydney to Brisbane route, Virgin Blue has captured the imagination of Australian travellers and has grown in the last 3 years to a point where it now commands 30% (December 17 2003) of the Australian domestic airline market.

The name ‘Virgin Blue’ was selected following an Australia wide competition, and was deemed appropriate for several reasons, one being due to the relationship between the bright red colour of the planes and the traditional Aussie nickname for a person with red hair, which is of course, ‘blue’ or ‘bluey’. While another reason the name seemed appropriate was the classically Australian sentiment of being ‘True Blue’ which refers to being truly Australian especially in the area of honouring the Aussie notion of a ‘fair go’ for all.

Virgin Blue now fly's to many destinations within Australia, including all the major capital cities; Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin, as well as the major tourist destinations and regional centres such as Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton, Mackay, The Whitsunday Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Alice Springs, Broome and Launceston