Virgin Samoa

Virgin Samoa
IATA code :	VA used by Virgin Australia
ICAO code :	VOZ used by Virgin Australia
Call sign :	VELOCITY used by Virgin Australia
Founding:	2005 (as Polynesian Blue)
Operation stopped:	2017
Seat:	Christchurch , New Zealand
Home airport :	Faleolo airport
Frequent Flyer Program :	Velocity Frequent Flyer
Fleet size:	1
Aims:	international
Website:	www.virginaustralia.com
Virgin Samoa ceased operations in 2017. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Virgin Samoa , until December 7, 2011 Polynesian Blue , was a New Zealand virtual airline based in Christchurch . It marketed international scheduled flights departing from Faleolo Airport ( Samoa ) , which were operated by Virgin Australia Airlines in its branding .

history

After months of negotiations, the Australian Virgin Blue Airlines and the Samoas government signed a joint venture agreement in 2005 to establish a virtual company called Polynesian Blue , which came into being on October 30, 2005. The virtual company used a Boeing 737-800 from New Zealand's Pacific Blue Airlines in wet lease and took over most of the international routes of Polynesian Airlines , which only served connections from Samoa to American Samoa, Fiji and Tonga.

At the end of 2011, the virtual company was renamed Virgin Samoa as part of a restructuring of Virgin Australia Holding . Virgin Australia Airlines then carried out the flights of the virtual company . Operations ended on November 12, 2017.

Virgin Samoa was 49% owned by the Samoan government and Virgin Australia Holding ; the remaining two percent was owned by Aggie Grey's Resorts and Hotels .

Destinations

Most recently, Virgin Samoa linked Samoa with New Zealand and Australia .

fleet

As of October 2017, Virgin Australia was using a six-year-old Boeing 737-800 equipped with winglets under the Virgin Samoa brand.

See also

• Former Airlines List (Australia and Oceania)
• Virtual airline

Web links

Commons : Virgin Samoa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Virgin Australia website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nzherald.co.nz - Virgin Australia rebrands its Pacific carriers , accessed December 8, 2011
2. ↑ planespotters.net - Virgin Samoa Fleet Details and History , accessed December 17, 2016