Virgin Australia reportedly looking at potential relisting of the airline

Executives from Virgin Australia have reportedly met with prospective investors, ahead of a potential relisting of the Bain Capital-owned airline, a person familiar to the matter told Reuters. 

Virgin executives planned to meet prospective investors on April 1, 2025, according to the media outlet, with investors pitching the company's “surge in profitability”. Bain bought out Virgin for about AUD$3.5bn ($2.20bn) after the airline called in external administrators,

Airline Economics has contacted Virgin Australia for comment. 

This comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved Virgin Australia's integrated alliance with Qatar Airways on March 28, 2025.  

The alliance is set to double flight frequency between major Australian airports and Doha under the five-year alliance. Qatar said the increased flights are expected to provide a significant boost to the Australian visitor and tourism economy, generating an estimated AUD$3bn ($1.9bn) in economic value over the next five years.