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| Founded | 1963 (as Carnarvon Air Taxis) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Perth Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Velocity | ||||||
| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | Virgin Australia Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||||||
| Key people | Nathan Miller (Executive General Manager) | ||||||
| Employees | 450 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) is an Australian regional airline based in Perth, servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia. The airline also flies interstate to destinations such as Adelaide, Darwin, Melbourne and Alice Springs. Formerly known as Skywest, in April 2013 the airline was purchased by Virgin Australia Holdings as its new regional offshoot.[1] On 21 April 2020, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines' parent company, Virgin Australia Holdings went into voluntary administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- ^ "Virgin Australia completes the Acquisition of Skywest". Virgin Australia Airlines. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Virgin Australia enters voluntary administration". Virgin Australia Newsroom. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.