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THE suspension of flights by Australian budget air carrier will leave almost 30 routes unserved by other airlines, reports New York’s Aviation Week
The carrier operated some 30,500 seats across 164 flights to 21 destinations during the week commencing April 22-the carrier’s last full week of service prior to grounding flights on the morning of April 30.
This accounts for two per cent of all domestic capacity within the country, according to an analysis by Manchester’s Routes journal. It remains unclear whether a restructured bonza will emerge from a voluntary administration process.
Of the airline’s 34 nonstop routes, only five of them are currently served by other operators, OAG Schedules Analyser data shows, leaving 29 markets without nonstop air service. These sectors include Melbourne-Tamworth, Gold Coast-Mildura and Sunshine Coast-Newcastle.
The five routes that will continue to be served are Melbourne-Alice Springs, Gold Coast-Avalon, Gold Coast-Cairns, Gold Coast-Melbourne and Melbourne-Mildura.
Since Bonza commenced commercial operations using Boeing 737-8 aircraft in January 2023 after a lengthy accreditation process, the carrier’s strategy has been to focus on markets without direct service and stimulate demand through low fares.
Bonza’s inaugural base at Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) was followed by a second base at Melbourne Airport (MEL) that opened in late March 2023. By May, the airline’s network had grown to 17 domestic destinations and 27 routes.
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