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Australian Aviation’s senior journalist, Jake Nelson, breaks down today’s events and explains what they mean for the future of the airline.
Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, Povey said that she was “confident” the network changes meant Bonza now has enough aircraft to service the 22 routes it will keep after 1 August.
Interim Sunshine Coast Airport CEO Gary Allen said that he “fully understands and supports” the airline’s decision, which was made to boost reliability on higher-demand routes.
Chief customer officer Carly Povey admitted to Australian Aviation that the decision to cut back services had been made earlier than Bonza would have liked, and added the company was compelled to take out routes where there wasn’t “sustainable demand at present”.
Bonza launched its single route from Coffs Harbour, which flew to the Sunshine Coast, on 21 April, and is dropping it just over three months later due to low demand. The low-cost carrier has flown twice per week between the two holiday destinations, with some initial tickets on sale for as little as $29.
In March, Rex’s deputy chairman quipped he “can’t imagine” why anyone would fly Bonza’s then-upcoming ‘point-to-point’ route between Coffs Harbour and the Sunshine Coast.
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