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Virgin Blue, Kinetics honored for best travel Web site

March 29, 2006

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Virgin Blue Airlines, serving travelers to Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific destinations, has been recognized for offering the best 2005 travel Web site in Australia. The awards, given last month at the second annual Hitwise Online Performance Awards in Sydney, Australia, recognized www.virginblue.com.au, which includes a Web check-in solution from Kinetics, a subsidiary of NCR Corp.

Virgin Blue's Web site received awards in two categories: aviation/commercial airline and travel/transport.

Awards are given based on number of visits in 2005.

"With the launch of Kinetics' Web check-in solution, Virgin Blue has further emphasized its commitment to providing our customers with best-in-class Internet technology," said Nick Brant, general manager of IT, Virgin Blue. "More than 90 percent of our bookings are made online, and with this tool our guests have all-hours access to a user-friendly service that makes their check-in process easier than ever."

Virgin Blue launched the Kinetics Web check-in solution in mid-2005. The online tool provides Virgin Blue customers with self-check-in services and boarding pass printouts. Virgin Blue also utilizes Kinetics TouchPort II B self-check-in kiosks at its airport terminals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Launceston, Cairns, Cooloongatta and Canberra.