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VA978 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Warning
This flight has been diverted and landed in a different airport than scheduled. Contact airline to obtain more information. This was the original destination:
Sydney (SYD) - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
There is more than one flight with the same flight number on the same day. This is the other flight:
VA978 Brisbane (BNE) to Sydney (SYD) Departure: 20:47 Arrival: 23:12 Check flight

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA978, which currently operates between the airports of Brisbane - Brisbane Airport (Airport Code BNE) and Brisbane - Brisbane Airport (Airport Code BNE).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

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Flight Status Codeshare Flights
VA978 On Time performance:
41
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Flight Status

VA978 Virgin Australia from Brisbane

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 82 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday December 23, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 24, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 25, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Brisbane (BNE)
December 23, 2025
Brisbane Airport
Departed at:
20:47
Terminal:
D
Gate:
47
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:05

Arrival

Brisbane (BNE)
December 23, 2025
Brisbane Airport
Arrived at:
22:02
Terminal:
2
Gate:
32
Scheduled Arrival Time: 20:40
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- HA4082 - Hawaiian Airlines

- SQ6423 - Singapore Airlines