Palmer to head VA sales in Australasia

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Thursday, 25 August 2016

Virgin Atlantic Cargo will continue to provide international long-haul cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia through a new long-term agreement.
The extension of the deal between the two airlines follows last year’s launch of Virgin Australia Cargo to manage the cargo operations of Virgin Australia across its domestic and short-haul international network.

The two airlines have worked together since February 2009. Virgin Atlantic is responsible for all cargo revenues on Virgin Australia’s long-haul flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane and Los Angeles.

Virgin Atlantic will also market the cargo capacity on Virgin Australia’s three flights a week connecting Sydney and Abu Dhabi when they resume in September.

Leading the sales activities in Australia and New Zealand is Phillippa (Pip) Palmer  (pictured above) - Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s newly-appointed regional sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. Palmer joined the airline’s cargo team in 2010 from Virgin Atlantic’s passenger contact centre in Sydney and has since held both customer service and account management roles.

John Lloyd, senior vice president Cargo at Virgin Atlantic said: "In her new role, she will continue to build on the excellent relationships she and our local sales team have established with our customers in Australia and New Zealand. It is also great news for our sales team in the US, who can continue to provide our customers with a direct cargo service to Australia.”

Palmer added: “In 2015, our total volumes ex-Australia to the US increased by five per cent year-on-year and ex-US to Australia by four per cent in what was, and remains, a highly competitive market.”

Mermen McArthur, chief executive of Virgin Australia Cargo said: “Virgin Australia Cargo recognises the value of leveraging Virgin Atlantic’s expertise and brand in the long-haul international air cargo market and is delighted to continue this successful partnership.”