Embattled airline Bonza flew tens of thousands of people on routes long ignored by Qantas and Virgin Australia, but Australia's skies are a brutally tough market.
Embattled airline Bonza flew tens of thousands of people on routes long ignored by Qantas and Virgin Australia, but Australia's skies are a brutally tough market.
"I would have thought they'd give it a bit more time investors are always looking for the best return and return on the investment capital."had scored "massive stimulation rates" on routes to regional cities like Mackay and Townsville in Queensland, and Avalon in Victoria. "A lot of people would have gone to Brisbane in the past," Findlay said, and then travelled on to the Sunshine Coast by car or bus.Just over 180 passengers flew between those two airports before Bonza took to the skies, but last year 50,416 passengers made that journey with Bonza.
The first Bonza plane took off from the Sunshine Coast for the Whitsunday Islands in January last year, one of 27 routes initially offered to 17 destinations. "They don't want to be seen as dominating the market and not allowing or circumventing or crushing competition," he said. Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine had influenced fuel costs, and record interest rate hikes amid a cost of living crisis had likely stopped many people travelling. at Sydney Airport which makes it very hard for new airlines to take on Qantas and Virgin Australia."We believe we'd be able to serve 20 destinations from Sydney Airport," he said.
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