TransNusa expands to Australia with Perth–Bali services

Whitsunday Coast was the destination for Bonza’s inaugural flight from the Sunshine Coast on 31 January 2023, with the low-cost carrier now serving Newcastle, the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast from Whitsunday Coast Airport.

In an opening address to the airline’s AGM, John Mullen acknowledged that 2023 was a “very difficult year” but insisted the “difficulties and reputational damage” are being “comprehensively addressed”.

The airline has applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to grant it 28 flights per week between Australia and Qatar using wet-leased 777-300ER aircraft from Qatar Airways, with tickets already on sale after receiving interim approva…