Formerly | Virgin Blue Holdings (2000–2011) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Aviation and tourism |
Founded | 2000 |
Founders | Sir Richard Branson Virgin Group |
Headquarters | South Bank, , Australia |
Area served | Oceania |
Key people | Jayne Hrdlicka (CEO) resigned Feb 2024[1] |
Revenue | A$5.83 billion (2019) |
Owner | Bain Capital (68%) Virgin Group (5%) Queensland Investment Corporation (2%) |
Number of employees | 10,620 (2019) |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | www |
Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Limited is the holding company that owns and operates Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines. It previously operated Pacific Blue Airlines, Tigerair Australia and joint-venture airline Polynesian Blue which were absorbed into Virgin Australia in December 2011. Its head office is located in South Bank, Brisbane.[2] After being placed in administration in April 2020, it was purchased by Bain Capital in August 2020.