
Virgin Australia has always sought to challenge the status quo. Upon entering the market in August 2000 as Virgin Blue, it established itself as Australia’s first successful low-cost carrier and the fastest growing company under the Virgin banner. The airline has become a full-service carrier, with its Pacific Blue (later Virgin Australia Airlines NZ), V Australia and Polynesian Blue (later Virgin Samoa) subsidiaries having been merged into the parent company between December 2011 and November 2017.