https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/v australia/ V Australia News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-03T02:37:24+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/richard-branson-wins-10-battle-to-change-virgin-blue-name-to-virgin-austral/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/richard-branson-wins-10-battle-to-change-virgin-blue-name-to-virgin-austral/ Sir Richard Branson has won a ten-year battle to combine his three Australian carriers – Virgin Blue, V Australia and Pacific Blue – under one moniker, Virgin Australia. A previous ruling prevented him from using the “Virgin” name on aircraft that flew international routes. Thu, 05 May 2011 17:15:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/virgin-blue-axes-new-zealand/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/virgin-blue-axes-new-zealand/ Pacific Blue, a subsidiary of Richard Branson’s Virgin Blue, is axing its New Zealand domestic operations after suffering from years of heavy losses. It will redeploy planes and staff on transtasman services to Australia. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:15:48 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090708104008426/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090708104008426/ Virgin Atlantic and V Australia have joined forces in a new loyalty programme agreement which allows travellers to earn miles when flying on the networks of both airlines. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:02:02 +0000