The airline will suspend all flights from Sydney to Shanghai at the end of July,citing a lack of demand since the route relaunched after COVID border closures.
Compared to the US and Europe,Australian passengers are treated with contempt here. And that’s just the way the airlines like it.
Bonza has farewelled the first of its five seized aircraft as it sets off for less financially stricken pastures. Now,the company’s administrators turn to facing its 60,000 creditors and $100 million in unpaid debts.
You don’t have to use your points flying with Qantas. Sometimes the better deal comes from hopping aboard a partner airline.
To suggest that the airline’s settlement over the ghost flights matter makes Qantas a trustworthy company is to be wilfully blind to its recent history.
While the airline is up for $120 million in fines and compensation,Qantas could have ended up paying a far heavier price for its so-called “ghost flights”.
The airline admitted it misled consumers by advertising tens of thousands of “ghost flights”. Here’s everything we know about what affected customers will get.
The airline will stump up penalties to the watchdog and compensation to 86,000 affected passengers after it advertised and sold tickets for cancelled flights.
There’s a cruel irony to Australia’s newest low-cost airline scrambling to get out of voluntary administration while the country’s oldest celebrates its 20th birthday.
The software issue gave customers access to the personal information and accounts of other people.
The cloud hanging over the future of Bonza makes it clear more must be done to encourage new players in Australian aviation – and to support them.