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As part of an accelerated capacity growth plan Virgin Australia has announced additional services on flights across Australia.

Unveiled earlier this week the carrier said it will operate extra services between Melbourne to Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide as well as Brisbane to Cairns and the Whitsunday Coast from 13 February this year.

Additional return flights will also be added on services between Brisbane and Gladstone from 19 February this year while more capacity will be added between Brisbane and Rockhampton from 20 February.

With the additional services now on sale, Virgin Australia group executive of alliances, network and yield Merren McArthur said the extra services were to meet rising demand from corporate and leisure travellers on the selected routes.

“Virgin Australia will be able to offer travellers the increased convenience of more flights, more often, across the country’s busiest capital city trunk routes, as well as on growing resources sector and leisure routes in Queensland,” Ms McArthur said.

A Virgin Australia statement read that capital city flight increases are as follows:

Adelaide-Melbourne: An additional return flight Mondays through Fridays; taking the total number of flights offered between the two cities up to 10 per day or 130 per week.

Brisbane-Melbourne: An extra return flight seven days a week; taking the total number of flights offered on the route up to 13 daily or 174 per week.

Melbourne-Sydney: An extra return flight seven days a week; taking the total number of flights offered between the two cities up to 31 daily or 392 per week.

Queensland flight increases: 

Brisbane-Gladstone: One extra return flight on Sundays (using the ATR); taking the total number of flights offered by the airline on the route to 34 per week.

Brisbane-Rockhampton: An extra return flight, Monday to Friday; taking the total number of Virgin Australia flights between Brisbane-Rockhampton up to 78 per week.

Brisbane-Cairns: An extra return flight will be added every day except Saturdays; taking the total number of Virgin Australia flights between Brisbane and Cairns each week to 80.