Six months into its operation as Australia’s newest low-cost carrier, Bonza is making some changes to frequencies and routes to improve reliability and experiences for customers.
The airline will cut five routes where there isn’t sustainable demand at present:
- Sunshine Coast to Coffs Harbour
- Sunshine Coast to Port Macquarie
- Sunshine Coast to Tamworth
- Cairns to Mackay
- Toowoomba Wellcamp to Whitsunday Coast.
Some other (unspecified) routes will be reduced to just one flight per week.
These changes will take effect from 1 August.
Three strong performing routes, namely Sunshine Coast to Albury and Melbourne (Avalon) plus Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Port Macquarie, will welcome a new service each week.
Customers affected by flight cancellations will be contacted by the airline and will receive a full refund or alternate flights with Bonza, depending on their scenario.
Bonza says these changes will allow it to maintain some spare capacity so there’s a buffer when things don’t go to plan.
Further, by focusing on well-performing routes, the airline says it’s setting itself up to be in a better financial position to compete and survive.
Bonza states that it will soon start selling tickets for the late October to April 2024 schedule which means travellers will be able to book flights for their summer holidays, Christmas or Easter 2024.
The airline is also working to establish a third base alongside Melbourne (Tullamarine) and the Sunshine Coast, and with that will come new job opportunities and new routes to existing and new destinations.
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