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Virgin announces extreme changes under its pandemic recovery plan

Grounded Virgin Australia aircraft, Brisbane,  Queensland

The Queensland government will attempt to buy a stake in struggling airline Virgin Australia. Source: AAP Image

Virgin Australia is to shed a third of its workforce, and bring an end to its Tigerair brand as part of a drastic overhaul of the airline. The carrier says affected workers will be offered voluntary redundancies as it shrinks to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Virgin Australia is to shed a third of its workforce, and bring an end to its Tigerair brand as part of a drastic overhaul of the airline. The carrier says affected workers will be offered voluntary redundancies as it shrinks to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.



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