ttributable to a Virgin Australia spokesperson:
As the official airline of the AFL, Virgin Australia has tonight added almost 4,000 seats on flights between Perth and Melbourne to help Dockers’ fans attend the Toyota AFL Grand Final next weekend.
Additional flights from Perth to Melbourne:
- Wednesday 23 September 2026, VA686 departing at 9:40am
- Wednesday 23 September 2026, VA690 departing at 10:00am
- Wednesday 23 September 2026, VA698 departing at 5:55pm
- Thursday 24 September 2026, VA706 departing at 5:00pm
- Thursday 24 September 2026, VA688 departing at 7:15pm
- Friday 25 September 2026, VA690 departing at 10:10am
- Friday 25 September 2026, VA694 departing at 12:10pm
- Friday 25 September 2026, VA698 departing at 4:10pm
- Friday 25 September 2026, VA704 departing at 5:10pm
- Friday 25 September 2026, VA706 departing at 5:30pm
- Saturday 26 September 2026, VA598 departing at 5:00am
Additional flights from Melbourne to Perth:
- Sunday 27 September 2026, VA679 departing at 6:00am
- Sunday 27 September 2026, VA683 departing at 6:20am
- Sunday 27 September 2026, VA711 departing at 6:45am
- Sunday 27 September 2026, VA707 departing at 3:40pm
- Sunday 27 September 2026, VA689 departing at 4:00pm
- Monday 28 September 2026, VA679 departing at 6:15am
- Monday 28 September 2026, VA689 departing at 10:10am
- Monday 28 September 2026, VA693 departing at 1:00pm
- Tuesday 29 September 2026, VA675 departing at 6:15am
On background:
- In total, Virgin Australia will operate more than 30,000 seats between Perth and the East Coast capital cities from 23 September 2026 and 29 September 2026 giving Dockers’ fans plenty of direct and connecting flight options to attend the Toyota AFL Grand Final in Melbourne.
- Flights are available to book now at virginaustralia.com
