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31 January, 2024

$49 flights! Bonza celebrates one year anniversary with massive sale

Bonza is celebrating a year since taking to Aussie skies to democratise air travel across the country.

Bonza revealed that during the past year it has saved Aussie travellers over $125 million by delivering upon its mission of making air travel more affordable and accessible to travellers, particularly those in regional Australia with that figure expected to double in 2024.

The airline has seen more than 750,000 customers travel to 21 destinations across Australia, with 84 per cent of those routes not served by any other airline and 89 per cent of routes not served by a low-cost carrier.

“It really is a Bonzaversary to remember, since our inaugural flight on 31 January 2023, Bonza has expanded to operate 38 routes to 21 destinations from three bases and, of these routes, 84 per cent are unique to Bonza,” said Tim Jordan, Bonza CEO.

The Bonza legends celebrating the Bonzaversary in style (Bonza)

“Bonza is about making air travel affordable for the many and not just the few; and improving accessibility for all Australians, especially those in the regions. We’ve taken great steps towards delivering upon our mission with more than $125 million already saved by Aussie travellers.

“We’ve got big plans for 2024 and the Aussie public will benefit. We’re predicting we’ll save domestic travellers somewhere in the vicinity of an additional $250 million this coming year. Competition in Australian skies is a great thing for Aussie travellers and over 750,000 customers have already experienced the benefits of Bonza.”

To celebrate its ‘Bonzaversary’, the carrier is offering more than 200,000 seats across all routes on the Bonza network for $49pp which runs until 23:59 AEST, 5 Feb ‘24.

Bonza is focused on growth in 2024 with a plan to expand its fleet beyond the six aircraft currently servicing the carrier’s 38 routes, together with additional routes being added and plans for a fourth base before the year is out.

The low-cost airline has grown its team month-on-month with more than 300 Bonza legends located across the country.

“We have an amazing team of Bonza legends who have worked so hard to make Bonza what it is today,” said Jordan.

Bonza legends celebrating one year of the airline (Bonza)

“Our legends are incredibly proud to be growing an airline that has a mission to connect Australia and its underserved regional and leisure centres and we’re all excited for what’s to come in the year ahead.

While the new carrier has roared into the market, it has experienced its fair share of turbulence.

Just six months into operation, Bonza had to cancel five routes (Sunshine Coast to Coffs Harbour, Sunshine Coast to Port Macquarie, Sunshine Coast to Tamworth, Cairns to Mackay and Toowoomba Wellcamp to Whitsunday Coast) in a bid to stabilise reliability.

The budget carrier also had to cancel all flights between Darwin and the Gold Coast for the entire month of December, blaming regulatory approval processes for the cancellation.

Check out our review of the first-ever Bonza flight here.

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