The incident took place in January 2022, and the propeller was eventually found on the beach adjacent to the airport, with the tip of one of the blades separated.
The airline’s 737 MAX, VH-UJK, named Sheila, departed at 7:03 am as flight AB631 and landed at 8:45am. It marked the aircraft’s first commercial flight since it arrived from Nadi in December.
The eight aircraft – KAI T-50B Golden Eagles – made their impromptu appearance before they perform at Avalon next week.
The airline’s 737 MAX, VH-UIK, named Bazza, departed at 9:55 am as flight AB569 and landed at 1:06 pm. Bonza also confirmed flights from its second base of Melbourne would go on sale later this week.
The high ‘seat utilisation’ is due to pent-up demand from passengers to travel post-COVID, combined with international airlines offering far fewer seats for sale now compared to 2019.
The investment will include creating a new flagship space in London’s Heathrow to coincide with the launch of Project Sunrise.