From NINE News . .. .Virgin to swoop on regional airlines. .. .Patrick Corp's Chris Corrigan says Virgin Blue was considering regional airline operations, as well as New Zealand as a possible starting point for international flights.. .. .Mr Corrigan, speaking on Business Sunday, said the Virgin Blue management team were looking at the potential of regional airlines.. .. .Australian regional carriers Kendell Airlines, and Hazelton Airlines were caught up in the collapse of their owner Ansett in September, and reportedly have been eyed by Virgin Blue.. .. ."The Virgin team are looking at the regional airlines and working through what - how we would approach that ... it's not something Patrick is pursuing independently," he said.