VA starting MEL-HTI

[elbarto]

Starts August 15 with promo fares starting at $185.

https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/about-us/media/2013/VA_ANNOUNCES_MEL_HTI_DIRECT/

 

[scaredeycat]

Now I know where to go on my free Amex flight!

 

[TheInsider]

Seems a little odd that destination for their new business model.

 

[toowongman]

Seems a little odd that destination for their new business model.

Quite the opposite. There's a few high net worth people heading to HTI, and some will come from MEL. And they don't like JQ or changing planes. (I read somewhere it's the first J-equipped flight on that route since 2004).