Melbourne Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi says there is a $1.6 billion reason why a reborn
Virgin Australia should move to Melbourne with the Victorian government supporting any potential move.
The RDC data – which the Victorian government is believed to have seen before making a $500 million bid – shows Melbourne already holds the mantle as
Virgin Australia’s most profitable market with daylight in second place.
Virgin’s Brisbane base has led to the airline being over-reliant on the leisure and resources sectors," he said. "Queensland is a fantastic tourism market. But it fails to provide the depth or diversity of traffic, particularly business traffic, to support an airline’s financial sustainability.”