Bonza says it will now finalise its preparations to launch flights, believed to initially target Queensland coastal airports, with the first services to fly out of the airline's Maroochydore airport base. Maroochydore/Sunshine Coast Airport Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Brodie, who encouraged Bonza to establish their base there with a range of incentives, says Bonza will.Īustralia's Bonza secures its air operator's certificate - 05:10 UTCīonza (AB, Sunshine Coast) has secured its air operator's certificate (AOC), with the 777 Partners-backed low-cost carrier confirming the news on January 12.
The return service, AB778, also carrying fare-paying passengers, heads back to Maroochydore later in the day.īonza CEO Tim Jordan says passengers can expect "a fresh approach to flying" with a focus on quality while keeping operating costs down. While the flight was largely filled with media and other invited guests, the remaining seats were made available to the general public on a paid bases last week. Bonza is the first Australia-based operator of the B737 MAX type, with the inaugural flight also becoming the first scheduled domestic service in Australia to use the MAX.Ī B737-8 registered as VH-UIK (msn 43975), operating flight AB777, departed Maroochydore on the morning of January 31 (local time). Meanwhile, Bonza operated its second scheduled passenger.Īustralia's Bonza commences scheduled passenger ops - 23:02 UTCĪustralian low-cost startup Bonza (AB, Sunshine Coast) is commencing scheduled passenger operations on January 31, 2023, with a roundtrip flight between its Maroochydore/Sunshine Coast Airport base and Proserpine, located midway up the Queensland coastline. However, ahead of its arrival at Bonza, the 186-seat plane has not operated any passenger flights. Subsequently, it was among a number of B737 MAX acquired by Bonza's financial backers, 777 Partners.
The 3.34-year-old jet was originally going to LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) but was not taken up. Bonza CEO Tim Jordan told ch-aviation that a fifth aircraft will arrive in 2Q 2023, also to be based at Melbourne, and revenue passenger operations from that airport are expected to commence in late March or early April. VH-UKH (msn 61864) will be based at Melbourne Tullamarine and become the first of Bonza's now four-strong fleet to be based outside Maroochydore/Sunshine Coast Airport in southeast Queensland. Australia's Bonza eyes imminent Melbourne base opening - 01:23 UTCīonza (AB, Sunshine Coast) has taken delivery of its fourth aircraft, B737-8 which was handed over in the United States this week and began its ferry flight to Australia, operating Seattle Boeing Field - Honolulu - Nadi on February 14 and 15, 2023.
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