The group confirmed the resumption of its flights between Santiago (Chile) and Melbourne (Australia), in addition to the expansion of its codeshare agreement with the airline Voepass in Brazil, allowing its customers to access 13 new destinations in that country.
LATAM Cargo will start the operation of the route between Quito (Ecuador) and Brussels (Belgium).
Passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) in March grew by 28.4% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) increased by 30.0%.
LATAM Airlines (Chile) has announced the resumption of the route between Santiago and Melbourne (operated by LATAM Airlines Group) with three weekly flights from September 1 this year.
Photo: LATAM Group
LATAM Airlines Brazil also announced the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Voepass, allowing LATAM customers to access 13 new destinations within Brazil: Ipatinga, Barreiras, Feira de Santana, Valença, Paulo Afonso, Teixeira de Freitas, Lençóis, Fernando de Noronha, Uruguaiana, Santa Maria, Pelotas, Santo Ângelo and Aracati.
Finally, LATAM Cargo announced a new route between Quito and Brussels, with four weekly frequencies, allowing for the reduction of transport time and maximization of its transfer capacity between both places.
Operational statistics for March 2023
In March 2023, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) grew by 28.4% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) increased by 30.0%. This implied that the load factor decreased 1.0 percentage points, reaching 80.1%.
In cargo, the load factor was 55.0%, which corresponds to a decrease of 5.6 percentage points compared to March 2022.
Bonza Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 N5515X (VH-UJT) (msn 62533) BFI (Joe G. Walker). Image: 958109.
Bonza on March 30 launched operations from its second base at Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) with the first flight to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY).
Bonza will base two Boeing 737-8s at MEL to operate nine routes.
Then airline has made this announcement:
Bonza’s second base at Melbourne Tullamarine launches today with first flight to the Sunshine Coast
The base is home to multiple Bonza legends with more roles being recruited
Two aircraft will operate from Melbourne taking customers to 11 destinations on 12 routes
Melburnians can now take advantage of nine Bonza routes – seven of which are not being offered by any other airline
The launch comes as Bonza has sold over 100,000 seats via the Fly Bonza app
Travel-hungry Victorians have packed onto the first ever Bonza flight from the Victorian capital to the Sunshine Coast marking the launch of the airline’s Melbourne (Tullamarine) base just in time for Easter and school holidays.
“Our team of legends have been working hard to set up and launch our second base at Melbourne Tullamarine. The Victorian capital is our second home and based here are a number of cabin crew, pilots and first officers who get to come home after a day travelling to regional destinations on our route map,” said Tim Jordan, CEO of Bonza.
From the Tullamarine base, Bonza will operate two aircraft from their fleet of brand new Boeing 737-MAX who are affectionately named Shazza, Bazza, Sheila and Malc.
Twelve routes from the Melbourne base went on sale last month via the Fly Bonza app to 11 destinations including the low-cost carrier’s home base Sunshine Coast Airport and regional locations like Toowoomba Wellcamp, Tamworth and Bundaberg. Melburnians can now take advantage of nine Bonza routes – seven of which are not being offered by any other airline. Bonza will also launch a much anticipated Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Mildura service from its new base on 8 May, turning a six-seven-hour drive within the same state to little more than an hours flight.
Bundaberg: Fares from $89 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 10 May 2023
Gladstone: Fares from $89 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 11 May 2023
Mackay: Fares from $89 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 23 May 2023
Mildura: Fares from $49 per person one way, 3 flights per week from 8 May 2023
Port Macquarie: Fares from $69 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 4 May 2023
Rockhampton: Fares from $89 per person one way, 3 flights per week from 11 April 2023
Sunshine Coast: Fares from $79 per person one way, 4 flights per week from 30 March 2023
Tamworth: Fares from $59 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 2 May 2023
Toowoomba Wellcamp: Fares from $79 per person one way, 4 flights per week from 17 April 2023
In addition to:
Toowoomba Wellcamp <> Townsville: Fares from $69 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 19 April 2023
Toowoomba Wellcamp <> Whitsunday Coast: Fares from $59 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 21 April 2023
Tamworth <> Sunshine Coast: Fares from $49 per person one way, 2 flights per week from 6 May 2023
In other news, Bonza has launched its twice weekly service from Newcastle to the Whitsunday Coast on March 30.
The new route is part of Bonza’s ongoing launch with this week seeing the introduction of flights between the Sunshine Coast and Cairns, Newcastle and Melbourne Tullamarine. Yesterday, Bonza launched Cairns to Mackay and on Friday it will introduce a Cairns to Rockhampton service. The ramp up comes as Bonza looks to enjoy its first ever peak holiday period with Easter and school holidays kicking off this week in Queensland.
Pictured: Aerial view of people looking out over the blue waters, from Hill Inlet Lookout, Image: Tourism and Events Queensland
Top Copyright Photo: Bonza Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 N5515X (VH-UJT) (msn 62533) BFI (Joe G. Walker). Image: 958109.
Pictured: Aerial view of people looking out over the blue waters, from Hill Inlet Lookout, Image: Tourism and Events Queensland