Virgin Australia Welcomes Deregulation between Cairns and Weipa Announcing New Daily Service

Virgin Australia today welcomed the Newman Government’s decision to deregulate air services between Cairns and Weipa, opening up one of Queensland’s most popular regional routes to new operators.

To coincide with this announcement, Virgin Australia confirmed it will bring competition when the route is deregulated in 2014, with a new direct service.

Virgin Australia will launch a daily service between Cairns and Weipa on its ATR Turboprop aircraft bringing choice to consumers in the region and competitive air fares.

Virgin Australia Chief Commercial Officer, Judith Crompton said: “Virgin Australia has a strong track record of bringing much-needed competition and lower fares to monopoly markets in Australia. In Queensland the mining boom is continuing to drive increased demand and open up routes that can sustain competitive air services.