Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ)

On 21 August 2007, Pacific Blue announced its intention to begin domestic services in New Zealand[6] with the first flights commencing 12 November 2007.

On 16 August 2010, it was announced that Pacific Blue would be withdrawing from the New Zealand domestic market, with aircraft being reallocated to tran-tasman and medium-haul routes.

Pacific Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd in December 2011, as part of a unification of the company's holdings under a common brand.

VANZ Auckland and Christchurch based pilots and cabin crew continued to fly the same routes and some of the same aircraft under the Virgin Australia International Airlines air operator certificate.

On 3 April 2020 amid the Coronavirus outbreak and worldwide lockdowns, Virgin Australia closed its New Zealand bases leaving all 208 pilots and over 300 cabin crew redundant.

[8][9] The affected unions (NZALPA and E Tu) were highly critical of this decision and the consultation that proceeded it, as Virgin would not provide any meaningful information for counter proposals to be formulated.

[11] International destinations served are: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Nadi, Port Vila, Apia–Faleolo, Nuku'alofa, Rarotonga and Sydney.