Bonza puts off launch till September 2022

Bonza, the new Australian based start-up, has put off its launch till September 2022. Carly Povey - the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer - said in an open letter that people shouldn’t wait -for Bonza- to book their essential July and August flights. “The response we’ve had since announcing our initial 17 destinations and 27 routes has been nothing but Bonza," Ms Povey said. But she adds "It’s only fair to give you an update on how we’re tracking. We’re getting closer to take-off, which means we’re getting clearer on potential start dates. Having this locked in is key to going on sale with our first wave of flights. "One key input is that we now have confirmation of when our first aircraft will touch down on Aussie shores. This is slightly later than first expected but gives us the clarity we need to map out the in-country process that starts once they touch down. In short, we’re making good progress and in the coming weeks I will provide further updates.” The only place to book directly for flights, once they are on sale, is the FlyBonza App. There will be no bookings on the website and instead, Bonza will adopt a model similar to Uber where all bookings, payments, management of booking and customer communications are direct to travellers from the app. About AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate. Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.