Bonza has added a third base in Gold Coast with 11 destinations in November. The new destinations served by the airline include Albury, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne Avalon, Melbourne Tullamarine, Mildura, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Whitsunday Coast.
“The announcement would create more depth in the network by connecting existing Bonza destinations to the third base,” commented Tim Jordan, chief executive, 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.”
Eight of the 11 new routes are not served by any other airline, in keeping with Bonza’s point-to-point strategy.
The expansion will equate to 70 new flights per week and almost 700,000 additional passenger seats a year into and out of Gold Coast Airport. It’s hoped it will also create 100 direct new jobs, with recruitment to begin immediately.
Bonza currently has two bases in the Sunshine Coast and Melbourne but was forced to cancel five underperforming services last month.