Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) says it will deploy its fleet of six A330-200s onto international flights beginning early next month. The 279-seater aircraft will be introduced on Saturdays during peak travel periods in response to increased demand, the carrier said in a statement.
The A330s, which until now have been restricted to domestic flights between Brisbane International, Perth International, Sydney Kingsford Smith, and Melbourne Tullamarine, will be deployed on Virgin's Sydney Kingsford Smith to Nadi, Fiji route from April 4 – 18 and from June 20 to October 24 of this year. They will also be deployed on select days during the Christmas and New Year period.
Virgin Australia operates up to 22 flights per week between Nadi and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
