Virgin Australia Voyeur — May 2017

022 VIRGIN AUSTRALIAMAY 2017

Virgin Australia News

On 4 April Virgin Australia

celebrated the return of

flights from Melbourne

to LA with an American-

themed marching band

entertaining passengers at

check-in at Melbourne International Airport, while Hershey’s

chocolate bars and Budweiser beer were served to all guests

on board the inaugural flight. Melbourne local Dannii Minogue

was there to celebrate the launch before boarding the flight.

She was also a special guest at a pool party-themed event

held to mark the occasion, which featured a performance

by Australian singer-songwriter Jarryd James.

“Los Angeles and North America is an important market

for us and through our partnership with Delta Air Lines, we will

ofer passengers 25 return flights per week across the Pacific

and remain the only trans-Pacific alliance to ofer Business Class

guests lie-flat beds with direct aisle access on all services,” said

the airline’s group executive, John Thomas.

Lift-o to La La Land

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

LAUNCHES MELBOURNE

TOLA FLIGHTS IN TRUE

CALIFORNIAN STYLE.

What do you love about your

job? Getting involved with the

design of the watches, especially

the Australian themed watches:

Great Barrier Reef and Royal

Flying Doctor Service limited

editions. These watches bring

the great stories of Australia

to the rest of the world. Where

was the last place you flew for

business and what were you

doing?Switzerland, to attend

Baselworld, which is held every

year in the city of Basel and is the

showcase for the new watch

releases from all manufacturers.

While there, I met Australian

press and retailers to introduce

them to the exciting new Oris

models in the worlds of diving,

aviation, motorsport and culture.

How do you pass the time while

you’re in the air?Movies are

great, but I also try to sleep, to be

a bit more adjusted to the time

zone of my final destination.

What do you never travel

without?Wristwatch, phone,

fountain pen and pencil, and my

trusty Quo Vadis diary.What’s

your top travel tip?Drink plenty

of water, go easy on the alcohol,

and get as much sleep as you

can.Where are you heading

next?Brisbane to host an event

for the Royal Flying Doctors and

then Far North Queensland to

visit our Oris retailers.

Fitness in a Flash

EARN VELOCITY FREQUENT FLYER POINTS AND GET ACTIVE ALL AT ONCE.

AirActive, an app that makes it easy to locate and book fitness and leisure activities near you, has

partnered with Virgin Australia’s loyalty program Velocity to ofer rewards to members when they

work out. AirActive sorts activities by price, distance or time, so that users can find a class suited to

their needs. Members will receive 1,000 Velocity Points when they book their first eligible activity,

and can earn 50 Points each time an eligible activity is booked thereater.

Peter

Borghouts

Platinum Velocity

Frequent Flyer

member and

managing director

of Oris Australia.

Q+A

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Virgin Australia’s pool party-

themed event in Melbourne.