Virgin Australia CEO: Hong Kong is the 'spearhead of our Asian expansion' into mainland China

7 July, 2017

Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti stated the new Hong Kong service is the "spearhead of our Asian expansion", "the greater China is the future for us" (CNBC, 06-Jul-2017). Mr Borghetti said the carrier aims to raise frequency between Melbourne and Hong Kong to daily "as quickly as possible…before expanding into" other destinations in Australia such as Brisbane and Sydney.