Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways Alliance Given Provisional Green Light

The 2 airlines can start marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.

Virgin Australia wide-body aircrafts are seen parked in the Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 5, 2020. Albert Perez/Getty Images

Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have secured interim authorisation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to work together under a partnership deal with enforceable terms.

The two airlines can now start marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, in addition to Qatar Airways’ existing international services.