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It came alongside reports that all 379 passengers and crew travelling on the next-generation Airbus survived, although five crew on a smaller Dash 8 the widebody struck died.
VH-EBE, named Kangaroo Valley, flew its last commercial passenger flight in February this year before heading to Dresden in Germany for its upgrade to become a P2F (passenger to freighter).
CEO Tim Jordan said the firm made the “difficult decision” – days before it was due to start – because launching operations next month would put a “strain on our current capacity”.
The airline is the first in Australia to operate so-called “point-to-point” leisure services that skip out major cities and allow consumers to fly directly from holiday destination to holiday destination.
The Honourable Company of Air Pilots hailed the training organisation’s “zero-accident record” to grant it the prestigious Grand Master’s Australian Medal.
For the month of November, Bonza flights saw on-time arrivals of 73.9 per cent and on-time departures of 73.3 per cent, with a 4.2 per cent cancellation rate, while Rex had on-time arrivals of 70.5 per cent and on-time departures of 74.1 per cent, with only 0.9 per cent of flights cancelled.
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