Virgin Australia (VBA.AU) Chief Executive John Borghetti said Friday the airline is flying extra hours to accommodate people whose travel has been disrupted by industrial action at competitor Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU).

Borghetti told a business lunch the airline was also bringing into service a new 737 aircraft, which can carry 180 passengers, three weeks ahead of plan to add to the airline's capacity.

"We're trying to do as much as we can to fly extra hours to carry as many disrupted passengers as possible," he said.

Thousands of Qantas passengers have had their travel plans disrupted in recent weeks because of industrial action by workers over wages.

-By Gavin Lower, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-3-9292-2095; gavin.lower@dowjones.com

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