Bonza to Base Two Aircraft at Gold Coast
Airport in Australia
(01/08/23)
Bonza has confirmed plans to base two aircraft
at
Gold Coast Airport (OOL), operating flights to eleven existing Bonza destinations: Albury,
Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne Avalon, Melbourne
Tullamarine, Mildura, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Whitsunday
Coast.
The decision to base aircraft at OOL is expected
to create more than 100 direct jobs, with recruitment to start
imminently.
The airline has also hinted that there will be
additional and new destinations that will connect with the Gold
Coast, but will only reveal them once they are confirmed.
“This decision is about creating more depth
in our network by connecting existing Bonza destinations with the
Gold Coast and also the gateway from there to Northern NSW. It is
a huge boost for the economy and allows people in our existing
destinations the opportunity to book an affordable flight to Gold
Coast Airport and take a much-deserved holiday or long-awaited
visit to friends and family,” said Tim Jordan, CEO of Bonza. “New routes from the Gold Coast also mean locals
from South Brisbane down to Northern NSW regions, like Ballina and
Byron Bay, have the chance to explore their own backyard with
low-cost flights to regional locations like Mildura, Bundy and
Townsville to name a few.”
This next phase of Bonza’s growth will see 70 new
flights per week and almost 700,000 additional passenger seats a
year into and out of Gold Coast Airport.
Initially, Bonza will partner with an airline wet
lease provider to address the issue challenges related to global
aircraft supply.
“The
commencement of these new routes will deliver more than one
hundred million dollars in economic benefit to this region each
year,” said Queensland Airports Limited CEO, Amelia Evans. “Not only will Bonza
bring more tourists to the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales
region, giving our destination an opportunity to showcase our
region, it will also open up connections for our locals to connect
with loved ones across regional Australia. Many of these routes
are new to our network and they’re also very competitively priced
which is great news for our customers and for visitors to our
region.”
The airline has said that the new flights to and
from OOL will go on sale “very soon”, with the first flights
taking off in November 2023.
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