Virgin Australia to fly the Mebourne-Hamilton Island route starting on August 15

Virgin Australia Airlines (Brisbane) has announced that from August 15, 2013 it will commence services between Melbourne and Hamilton Island.

The airline will operate its Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the new route with 8 Business Class and 168 Economy Class seats.

The flights will depart Melbourne at 8:30 am (0830) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, arriving into Hamilton Island at 11:30 am (1130). The return flight departs Hamilton Island at midday (1200) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays arriving into Melbourne at 3:00 pm (1500). During off-peak months (between February and June), services will only operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Copyright Photo: Micheil Keegan/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8FE WL VH-YIA (msn 37824) prepares to land at Perth.

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