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Virgin Australia CEO sees no retreat from post-pandemic travel boom

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg • 2 min read
Virgin Australia CEO sees no retreat from post-pandemic travel boom
Virgin Australia was founded as a budget carrier in 2000 with start-up capital from Richard Branson. It became the first high-profile airline casualty of the pandemic when it collapsed in 2020. Photo: Bloomberg
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Virgin Australia Holdings CEO Dave Emerson said the soaring air-travel demand that followed the pandemic is here to stay, as the carrier unveiled plans to add flights across its domestic network.

“We are at a new baseline,” Emerson said in an interview Friday. “We expect steady growth from this point. The Covid effect is in the rear-view mirror.”

Emerson said bookings “remain strong” and the leisure market has fully recovered. While some business travel has been replaced by video conferencing, the corporate market will continue to expand, he said.

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