Virgin Australia grounds Perth-Abu Dhabi route prior to June launch
Virgin Australia is dropping Abu Dhabi from its route network as the airline concentrates its international long-haul flying on the US and North Asia. The airline said Monday it would no longer commence Perth-Abu Dhabi nonstop flights that were slated to begin in June. The decision to not proceed with the new route, which was first announced in September, came on top of Virgin ending its three times weekly Sydney-Abu Dhabi flights in February. Meanwhile, Virgin is seeking the green light from regulators to establish an alliance with HNA Group and Hong Kong Airlines to launch nonstop services to Hong Kong and mainland China later in 2017.<br/>
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Virgin Australia grounds Perth-Abu Dhabi route prior to June launch
Virgin Australia is dropping Abu Dhabi from its route network as the airline concentrates its international long-haul flying on the US and North Asia. The airline said Monday it would no longer commence Perth-Abu Dhabi nonstop flights that were slated to begin in June. The decision to not proceed with the new route, which was first announced in September, came on top of Virgin ending its three times weekly Sydney-Abu Dhabi flights in February. Meanwhile, Virgin is seeking the green light from regulators to establish an alliance with HNA Group and Hong Kong Airlines to launch nonstop services to Hong Kong and mainland China later in 2017.<br/>
