About Virgin Australia Regional

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is a significant player in the regional aviation market in Australia, with a history that demonstrates deep ties to the development and facilitation of regional transport. It originated from a regional airline known for extensively serving Western Australia's vast and isolated areas, providing crucial links between small towns and larger city hubs. Over the years, this airline evolved through various mergers and acquisitions, expanding its reach and capabilities, finally coming under the wing of the broader Virgin Australia brand. This integration helped in strengthening its operational capabilities and allowed it to offer enhanced services while still emphasizing its regional roots. The fleet of Virgin Australia Regional is tailored to meet the specific needs of regional and remote air travel. The airline utilizes aircraft suited to the unique demands of regional flying, which includes versatility for short airstrips and the ability to perform under varied environmental conditions. This focus ensures that they can maintain regular and reliable services to areas that are otherwise not easily accessible by larger standard aircraft used in mainstream commercial aviation. This adaptability in their fleet composition highlights their commitment to regional and remote communities, ensuring these areas remain connected to major cities. Virgin Australia Regional extends a range of services that cater to both the business and leisure segments of the travel market. It offers charter services aside from regular passenger flights, thereby fulfilling the needs of the resource sectors, government, and other large group travel needs. These charter services are crucial to the mining and resources industries, particularly in Western Australia, providing tailored and flexible travel solutions that support these critical sectors of the Australian economy. Furthermore, the airline's involvement in regional Australia does not stop at transportation alone; it also plays a key role in local community engagements and development initiatives, helping to bolster local economies and support regional development efforts.

Overall Value for Money

3.5

From 4 reviews

Seat and Cabin Space

4.0

From 4 reviews

Customer Service

3.8

From 4 reviews

In Flight Entertainment

3.5

From 2 reviews

Meals and Beverages

4.0

From 3 reviews

Recommend Airline

75.0%

From 4 reviews

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Anna Lucas
Anna LucasNov 12, 2025
Copa Airlines

I've flown Copa twice, once from Washington, D.C., IAD, and once from Denver, DIA. Both, I thought, were great experiences. When flying from IAD, my flight was delayed from Washington to Panama City, resulting in me missing my connection to Guatemala City. However, although this was annoying, it was handled very well. Because I missed the last connection of the night, the airline put every passenger on the plane up in a hotel in Panama City, a very nice one called Hotel Megatropolis, at no cost to us. They also bussed us there, and gave us meal vouchers. They also automatically rebooked us on the next flight out in the morning, and then gave us a time in the morning to be bussed back to the airport, early enough for everyone to make their connections without a time crunch. I was an 18-year-old female solo traveller for this trip, and I felt very safe and relaxes with this hiccup in the trip. My morning flight to Guatemala City was easy and on-time, and my trip back to Dulles a week later was uneventful. A few months ago, in May, I also flew Copa again from Denver, DIA, to Panama City, and used Copa's stopover program for two days, which was very easy and unproblematic, and then flew from Panama City, to Nassau, Bahamas. I had some issues with seat assignment, where I booked my ticket and it said I had chosen my seats, yet when I checked the reservation a few weeks later, they weren't there, but I called Copa customer service and they were able to help me fix it very quickly, and they spoke good english. This was also a very easy flight otherwise, no hiccups with this trip, and the flights were on-time. I understand some people have had bad experiences with this airline, but I personally have only had good experiences and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to book affordable flights to/from Central and South America, or the Carribean.

4 / 10

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