Virgin drops epic $49 flight sale

SYDNEY AIRPORT
Virgin Australia has launched its first sale of the year, offering half a million fares for as low as $49. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Virgin Australia has launched its first sale of the year, offering half a million fares for as low as $49.

In a move the airline hopes will inspire Australians to “trade work meetings for holidays,” hundreds of thousands of domestic and international seats are now on sale, for travel between January 29 and late November.

The cheapest flight is a one-way economy lite trip from Sydney to Ballina (Byron Bay), which will set travellers back just $49.

Melbourne Airport
Virgin Australia has launched its first sale of the year. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Internationally, return flights from Brisbane to Port Vila, Vanuatu, start at $419; with flights from Sydney to Denpasar, Bali from $549.

Virgin Australia said the sale was for the Aussies who needed a “holiday after the holidays”.

The sale runs until 11.59pm January 22, and all sale fares include frequent flyer points and status credits.

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There are hundreds of thousands of domestic and international seats on sale. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Domestic one-way fares on sale:

  • Sydney < > Ballina (Byron Bay) from $49

  • Melbourne < > Launceston from $59

  • Sydney < > Sunshine Coast from $69

  • Sydney < > Gold Coast from $79

  • Sydney < > Hobart from $85

  • Melbourne < > Adelaide from $99

  • Brisbane < > Cairns from $105

  • Canberra < > Gold Coast from $105

  • Sydney < > Brisbane from $109

  • Melbourne < > Canberra from $109

  • Melbourne < > Gold Coast from $109

  • Sydney < > Hamilton Island from $119

  • Brisbane < > Hobart from $125

  • Sydney < > Adelaide from $129

  • Sydney < > Cairns from $135

  • Brisbane < > Uluru from $139

  • Melbourne < > Hamilton Island from $139

  • Melbourne < > Uluru from $139

  • Melbourne < > Cairns from $145

  • Brisbane < > Darwin from $169

  • Perth < > Broome from $189

  • Melbourne < > Perth from $205

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 09, 2022: General generic editorial stock image of airplane at Sydney Domestic Airport. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar
The cheapest flight is Sydney to Ballina for $49. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

International return fares on sale:

  • Brisbane to Port Vila (Vanuatu) from $419

  • Sydney to Queenstown (New Zealand) from $435

  • Gold Coast to Denpasar (Bali) from $449

  • Brisbane to Queenstown from $499

  • Brisbane to Nadi (Fiji) from $499

  • Sydney to Denpasar from $549

  • Melbourne to Denpasar from $559

  • Brisbane to Apia (Samoa) from $589

  • Melbourne to Nadi from $589

  • Cairns to Haneda (Tokyo) from $679