Written on 6th July 2017

Virgin Australia launches first flight to Hong Kong

Virgin Australia launched its inaugural flights to Hong Kong, marking the start of the airline’s expansion into Greater China.

The inaugural flight also marked the launch of Virgin Australia’s inflight Duty Free.

Business Class guests as well as eligible members of Velocity Frequent Flyer are granted entry into the Etihad First & Business Class Lounge in Melbourne prior to departure of Virgin Australia’s flights to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, eligible guests may enter Hong Kong Airline’s Club Bauhinia Lounge located in Terminal 1.

Virgin Australia will operate five services per week between Melbourne and Hong Kong, utilising the Airbus A330-200 fleet which features the award-winning Business Class suites, ‘The Business’, which were recently recognised as the world’s best Business Class by Airline Ratings, as well as 255 economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.

Virgin Australia Melbourne (MEL) to Hong Kong (HKG) Schedule:

Virgin Australia HKG Schedule
Source: Virgin Australia