Virgin Australia claims an international network larger than Qantas, but still some way to go

Virgin Australia and CEO John Borghetti deserve all due credit for creating an airline with wide and deep partnerships that has become a formidable competitor to Qantas. But Virgin Australia's claim that it has the largest network out of Australia is perhaps stretching the point.

Importantly, Virgin has put in its own qualification that this claim is based on seats, some of which are operated by its partner carriers. It is measuring itself and its partners against oneworld seats in and out of Australia.