Who owns Virgin Australia?
Virgin Australia is owned by Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (Australia, ASX: VGN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Virgin Australia Holdings Limited 2025 Annual Report, 29 August 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Virgin Australia Holdings Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Brisbane
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- ASX: VGN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia is the main airline of Virgin Australia Holdings. Its 2025 annual report says it was established in 2000 and describes it as Australia's second-largest airline group, serving leisure, corporate, government, regional and charter travellers as well as air freight customers. Since March 2025 Qatar Airways Group has held a stake, and Virgin Australia flies to Doha under a wet lease with Qatar Airways.
Ownership timeline of Virgin Australia
- Current owner Virgin Australia [1] reported
Where Virgin Australia sits in Virgin Australia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Virgin Australia ownership tree →
See the full Virgin Australia brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Virgin Australia has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia is a publicly listed company headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, founded in 2000. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: VGN.
Australian airline group, established in 2000 and listed on the ASX under VGN in June 2025. Its 2025 annual report names BC Hart Investments L.P. (Bain Capital) as holding 40.0% and Qatar Airways Group 23.4% after the IPO, which sold 30.2% of the shares. Its principal place of business is Grey Street, Brisbane. It also runs the Velocity loyalty programme, which is not a brand here.
Virgin Australia: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 Virgin Australia and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Virgin Australia is not one of them.
- Airnorth — Airnorth 🇦🇺
- Alliance Airlines — Alliance Airlines 🇦🇺
- Aurora Expeditions — Aurora Expeditions 🇦🇺
- Australia Post — Australia Post 🇦🇺
- CTI Logistics — CTI Logistics 🇦🇺
- Jetstar — Qantas 🇦🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Virgin Australia?
The parent company of Virgin Australia is Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Virgin Australia Australian?
Yes. Virgin Australia originated in Australia in 2000 and its owner, Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Virgin Australia still owned by Virgin Australia Holdings Limited?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Virgin Australia is still owned by Virgin Australia Holdings Limited. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Virgin Australia Holdings Limited 2025 Annual Report — Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, Annual report, published 29 August 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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