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Chief Executive Dave Emerson rang the bell at the ASX this morning to mark the biggest initial public offering of the year.
It marks a comeback for the Airline after it was delisted from the ASX, and went into administration in 2020.
It was then bought by private equity firm Bain Capital for $3.5 billion.
Qatar Airways then bought a 25 per cent stake in the airline, in February this year.
Today, 30 per cent of the company was floated on the stock exchange, giving public investors a chance to get on board.
The listing marks the biggest IPO of the year, and today, Emerson, was celebrating with a sale on flights.
That includes $49 one way flights from Sydney to Ballina, $89 flights from Melbourne to the Gold Coast, and $219 tickets from Brisbane to Perth.
Sydney to Fiji will go for $595 and Gold Coast to Bali will be just $489
Qantas has been dominating on the ASX in Virgin’s absence, with its own shares soaring 70 per cent in the last yearÂ
Virgin shares went from $2.90 to $3.13 today.