‘Purple party’ – 12 routes to 11 destinations have been added to the Fly Bonza app with prices starting from $49
Australia’s newest low-cost airline has sweetened the deal for Aussie travellers by putting its Melbourne base on sale with some routes available to travel for Easter.
12 routes to 11 destinations have been added to the Fly Bonza app with prices starting from $49 to $89 per person one way.
The news comes as Bonza continues to get wheels up across its route map of 17 destinations and 27 routes, including its first flight to Victoria when the inaugural Sunshine Coast to Avalon took flight last week.
Continuing its series of firsts, last week also saw Bonza arrive into Townsville and Rockhampton.
Chief Commercial Officer at Bonza, Carly Povey said the airline gives “…millions more Aussies the chance to book a low cost flight to see a loved one or explore their own backyard”.
Bonza sale
All of Bonza’s initial routes are now on sale with Aussies said to be embracing the airline’s app first approach.
Travellers can book now for Easter, July and September school holidays with flights available until the end of October, with the first flight from Melbourne Airport confirmed for 30 March.
One-way routes released for sale include:
From/to Melbourne
- Bundaberg: fares from $89 (2 flights per week, from 10 May 2023)
- Gladstone: fares from $89 (2 flights per week, from 11 May 2023)
- Mackay: fares from $89 (2 flights per week, from 23 May 2023)
- Mildura: fares from $49 (3 flights per week, from 8 May 2023)
- Port Macquarie: fares from $69 (2 flights per week, from 4 May 2023)
- Rockhampton: fares from $89 (3 flights per week, from 11 April 2023)
- Sunshine Coast: fares from $79 (4 flights per week, from 30 March 2023)
- Tamworth: fares from $59 (2 flights per week, from 2 May 2023)
- Toowoomba Wellcamp: fares from $79 (4 flights per week, from 17 April 2023)
From/to Toowoomba Wellcamp
- Melbourne: fares from $79 (4 flights per week, from 17 April 2023)
- Townsville: fares from $69 (2 flights per week, from 19 April 2023)
- Whitsunday Coast: fares from $59 (2 flights per week, from 21 April 2023)
From/to Tamworth
- Sunshine Coast: fares from $49 (2 flights per week from 6 May 2023)
- Melbourne: fares from $59 (2 flights per week, from 2 May 2023)
Summing up: The future of Bonza
Bonza has promised to make air travel accessible to the many, not the few. From here, the low-cost airline will welcome its fifth aircraft which will also call Melbourne home as it focusses on “earning the right to grow”.
Many of the routes on sale are not currently flown, with 90% of all Bonza’s routes not served by any airline (96% of which are not served by a low-cost carrier).
“…Our intention is to have up to eight aircraft in our first year of operation which will enable us to connect many more communities where travel right now often means impossibly long road trips or flights connecting through major city airports,” said Ms Povey.
Bonza is Australia’s new, and only independent low-cost airline, with an initial route map including 27 routes to 17 destinations.
The only place to book direct is on the FlyBonza app, which is abailable to download for free on the App Store and Google Play.
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How the hell do we check availability of seats before booking????????
Hi John. Thanks for your query. Bonza is quite unlike other airlines in the way that you need to install the app to search and book flights. You’ll be able to see seat availability once you search for and select a flight, choose a fare, then enter your name and accessibility requirements. After doing so, you’ll be directed to select your seat where you can see the availability and pricing throughout the aircraft. I hope this helps!