Year: 2023

Adam Thorn and Chris Fenton discuss Bonza’s chances as the legacy carriers still doubt them.

Bonza’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft VH-UIK, nicknamed “Bazza”, touched down at Sunshine Coast Airport as flight AB1023 at 11:07am local time this morning, having departed Melbourne Tullamarine at 10:01am. Bonza is planning to operate two aircraft from Melbourne flying nine routes, seven of which are unique to the low-cost carrier.

The site in Queensland will transform agricultural by-products, including sugarcane, into up to 100 million litres of SAF per year.

Flight VA83 landed in Denpasar at 10:08pm last night, using a Boeing 737-800, having taken off from the Gold Coast at 6:15pm. Virgin bills it as one of its most anticipated short-haul international services, with daily flights to operate in school holiday periods and four return flights per week during the off-peak.

WA Tourism Minister Roger Cook said Qantas’ slow pace in moving to Terminal 1 is keeping Perth Airport from being the “western gateway to Australia”.

Geoff Culbert suggested the airlines were requesting more take-off slots than they needed and then cancelling them on purpose. It follows both Bonza and Rex complaining that it was difficult for them to get access to the airport.