- Virgin Australia has unveiled its new Business Class and buy-on-board Economy menus, featuring a Cheeseburger Toastie tapping into the viral food trend with 19.8 million TikTok views.
- The refreshed Business Class menu offers a line-up of new breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes, all included in the fare.
- The launch forms part of Virgin Australia’s continued investment in the guest experience, building on innovations including Pets in Cabin and Pay with Points onboard.
- Velocity members can continue to redeem Points on food and drinks inflight via Pay with Points, an Australian airline-first for onboard purchases*.
Wednesday 6 May 2026: Virgin Australia is bringing a viral food sensation to the skies, unveiling a new Cheeseburger Toastie as part of its refreshed inflight menus.
The toastie, filled with 100% Australian ground beef, melted cheese, ketchup, mustard and a pickle, finished with a cheesy sauce, has taken the internet by storm, garnering more than 19.8 million TikTok views. It comes as the humble Ham and Cheese toastie remains a firm favourite onboard, with nearly a quarter of a million sold on Virgin Australia flights each year.
The refreshed Economy menu also introduces a new selection of buy-on-board options alongside the Cheeseburger Toastie, including corn chips with zesty salsa, a golden falafel wrap, and creamy mac and cheese. The beverage range has also been expanded with new additions such as Hard Rated Lemon – Australia’s most popular ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage*.
With taste reduced by up to 30 per cent at altitude^, Virgin Australia has also unveiled its new Business Class menu developed using guest feedback and extensive taste testing to deliver flavour where it matters most. The new line-up of dishes across breakfast, lunch and dinner, includes ricotta chocolate and hazelnut crepes, beef with creamy polenta and pesto fusilli salad. All premium food and beverage menu items served in Business Class are included in the airfare.
Virgin Australia continues to serve complimentary tea, coffee and water to all Economy guests on every flight**.
Business Class Menu Highlights (included in the Business Class airfare)^^
Breakfast
- Pistachio & coconut oat balls.
- Egg and corn fritters with bacon & beans.
- Scrambled egg with shakshuka sauce, chorizo and pitta.
- Ricotta chocolate hazelnut filled crepes with banana custard.
- Crumpet French toast with spiced apple & mascarpone.
- Greek yoghurt with spiced stone fruit and granola.
- Spiced bircher muesli with pepita seeds and strawberry.
- Chia pudding with spiced fruit.
Lunch & Dinner
- Chicken with spiced cauliflower, couscous and honey mustard dressing.
- Grilled chicken with miso roasted sweet potato, brown rice, quinoa and edamame beans with Japanese style dressing.
- Butter chicken with cumin rice and raita.
- Mexican style chicken parmi with sweet potato wedges.
- Beef cottage pie with broccoli.
- Truffle mac & cheese bake with roasted vegetables.
- Korean style sweet potato noodles with stir fry vegetables
- Beef with mustard jus, creamy polenta and broccoli.
- Smokey pulled beef with garlic crushed potato and tomato basil pesto salsa.
Dessert
- White chocolate mud cake.
- Date, apple & crumble cake.
- Coconut cake.
Commentary
Ali Dunn, Virgin Australia General Manager Product & Customer Strategy, said the refreshed menus reflect the airline’s continued investment in enhancing the travel experience.
"We've designed our new menus to deliver bold, flavour-packed options that we know our guests will love," said Ms Dunn.
"Our new Cheeseburger Toastie brings a viral food trend to the skies, building on the popularity of one of our most loved onboard items. Last year alone we sold more than a quarter of a million toasties, so we’re expecting the Cheeseburger Toastie to be a big hit!"
"From Australian-first initiatives like Pets in Cabin flights, baggage tracking and Pay with Velocity Points, we're continuing to invest in improving the guest experience to bring more choice and value to Australian travellers," she said.
Pay with Points for Onboard Purchases***
Velocity Frequent Flyer members can use Pay with Points for onboard food and beverage purchases on eligible Virgin Australia domestic and short-haul international flights. The program feature reinforces Velocity’s status as Australia’s only airline loyalty program offering inflight Points redemptions on food and beverage items.
The new Virgin Australia Economy menu is available from today and the Business Class menu from 27 May 2026^^.
To view the Virgin Australia Buy Onboard Economy Menu, visit here.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Virgin Australia Group Corporate Affairs: corporateaffairs@virginaustralia.com or 1800 142 467.
NOTES TO EDITOR
All Virgin Australia Economy and Business Class menu items are served on eligible domestic and short-haul international services. The full Economy menu is available here.
^According to a study by Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics
^^Menu items are subject to availability and may vary by flight, route and time of day.
*Hard Rated was officially crowned Australia’s Hottest RTD for 2025/26 by Drinks Trade, the country’s leading liquor industry publication. Guests must be aged 18 years and over to purchase alcohol and may be asked for ID. Guests are only permitted to consume alcohol provided to them onboard and may be refused service of alcohol at Virgin Australia’s discretion.
**Economy Class complimentary beverage offering:
- Tea and coffee are available on most flights over 55 minutes.
- Hot drinks may not be served in the event of turbulence.
- Food and beverage offerings on flights operated by partner airlines may differ.
Not all products will be available on all flights and items are subject to availability. Hot drinks will be offered based on operational considerations and will not be served in the event of turbulence.
***Pay with Points is available for Velocity Frequent Flyer members (‘Velocity Members’) who use a linked Visa debit or credit card for purchases made from the Virgin Australia Onboard Menu on Virgin Australia operated domestic and short haul international flights (excluding flights to/from Doha and those operated by other airlines on behalf of Virgin Australia, including Link Airways). Pay with Points may be used to cover the full or a partial amount of an eligible transaction. Velocity Members must have enough Velocity Points to cover the minimum spend. A minimum spend of $1 and a maximum spend of $200 per transaction applies. Purchases can take up to 5 business days to process. Use of Pay with Points is subject to the Pay with Points T&Cs.
