Virgin Australia to resume direct Melbourne to Los Angeles flights
Virgin Australia will reinstate direct flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles next year, 3 years after it abandoned the popular route. Starting in April 2017, Virgin will fly Boeing 777-300ERs between Melbourne and LA 5 days a week, the airline announced Tuesday. The flight path from Melbourne to LA is currently dominated by Qantas and United Airlines, which each fly daily, after Virgin axed the route in 2014. "The US is a key market for Virgin Australia and this enables us to service Los Angeles from the three biggest gateways in Australia – Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney," Virgin CE John Borghetti said. Borghetti said it was the only trans-Pacific service to offer business class flat-beds with direct aisle access on all services. <br/>
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Virgin Australia to resume direct Melbourne to Los Angeles flights
Virgin Australia will reinstate direct flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles next year, 3 years after it abandoned the popular route. Starting in April 2017, Virgin will fly Boeing 777-300ERs between Melbourne and LA 5 days a week, the airline announced Tuesday. The flight path from Melbourne to LA is currently dominated by Qantas and United Airlines, which each fly daily, after Virgin axed the route in 2014. "The US is a key market for Virgin Australia and this enables us to service Los Angeles from the three biggest gateways in Australia – Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney," Virgin CE John Borghetti said. Borghetti said it was the only trans-Pacific service to offer business class flat-beds with direct aisle access on all services. <br/>
