Bonza Announces Gold Coast As Next Base

Bonza has revealed its third base will be the Gold Coast Airport with two aircraft to operate from the holiday spot to 11 existing Bonza destinations.

Those destinations are Albury, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne Avalon, Melbourne Tullamarine, Mildura, Rockhampton, Townsville and the Whitsunday Coast.

Flights will be on sale soon, through the airline’s app, which is the only place to book direct. The airline says that starting fares will range from A$49 to A$79 per person one way.

Tim Jordan, CEO of Bonza said that “today’s announcement is about creating more depth in our network by connecting existing Bonza destinations with the Gold Coast and also the gateway from there to Northern NSW. It is a huge boost for the economy and allows people in our existing destinations the opportunity to book an affordable flight to Gold Coast Airport.

“We’ll be adding new destinations to our route map that will fly from the Gold Coast and we continue to welcome conversations with airports around the country as we fulfil our mission to connect communities. Our focus continues to be on unserved and underserved markets that we know would benefit from low-cost flights,” Mr Jordan said.

The move will see 70 flights per week and almost 700,000 additional passenger seats a year into and out of Gold Coast Airport.

Queensland Airports Limited CEO Amelia Evans said the new partnership between Gold Coast Airport and Bonza will provide a big boost to the local economy.

“This is a significant announcement, the commencement of these new routes will deliver more than one hundred million dollars in economic benefit to this region each year,” Ms Evans said.

“Not only will Bonza bring more tourists to the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales region, giving our destination an opportunity to showcase our region, it will also open up connections for our locals to connect with loved ones across regional Australia,” Ms Evans said.

“Many of these routes are new to our network and they’re also very competitively priced which is great news for our customers and for visitors to our region,” she said.