Virgin Australia will stop flying to seven regional destinations as it emerges from administration under the new ownership of private equity firm Bain Capital.
Services to and from Yulara, Albury, Tamworth, Hervey Bay, Port Macquarie, Mildura, and Cloncurry would be withdrawn “for the foreseeable future”, an airline spokesman said last week.
Nine routes in all are disappearing, including Sydney-Albury, Sydney-Yulara, Sydney-Hervey Bay, Sydney-Port Macquarie, Sydney-Tamworth, Melbourne-Mildura, Brisbane-Cloncurry, and Mount Isa-Cloncurry.
The spokesman said Virgin will continue to review its network as travel restrictions ease and demand returns.
“We remain committed to regional Australia and plan to continue flying to 20 regional destinations across Australia,” he added.
Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration in April after failing to secure a bailout from the government to help it manage the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.