Three Virgin Australia IPO-VIR.AX staff are not being detained by Fijian police investigating an alleged sexual assault and theft during a layover, said the Fiji government, but added they had been advised by their headquarters to stay in their hotel.

Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Viliame Gavoka announced that foreign airline crew members were sexually assaulted and robbed on New Year's Day.

The man has been charged with one count of rape and another count of sexual assault and will face Nadi Magistrates Court on Monday.

The Fiji government on Thursday said police were investigating incidents involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who were allegedly victims of rape and theft in Nadi in the early hours of New Year's Day.

The Fiji nightclub at the centre of an alleged rape incident involving a Virgin Australia crew member has denied any involvement in the attack, expressing disappointment over the negative portrayal of the venue. A 21-year-old female crew member was allegedly sexually assaulted in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

The alleged attacks took place in the nightclub area of the city of Nadi, home to the international airport, officials said.

Australian airline Virgin Australia said on Thursday that it was aware of an incident on New Year's Eve involving its crew members in Nadi, Fiji. "We confirm police are investigating the Australian airline crew case as they were victims of theft and of allegations of rape after clubbing,

Following investigations by local authorities, Fiji’s Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew confirmed a man had been arrested and charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in connection to the alleged incident, the Fiji Times reports.

By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Fiji police said on Thursday they were investigating an incident involving two crew members of Australian airline Virgin Australia who were allegedly victims of rape and theft in Nadi in the early hours of New Year's Day.