{"id":13810,"date":"2024-05-22T11:38:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=13810"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:38:49","slug":"emirates-expands-its-asia-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=13810","title":{"rendered":"Emirates expands its Asia presence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bonza, an Australian low-cost airline, announced last\u00a0April<\/strong>\u00a029th<\/strong>\u00a0the suspension of operations. The company had six Boeing 737 MAX 8s in its fleet, including aircraft with Australian and Canadian registrations.<\/p>\n

Its first flight was on\u00a0January 31st, 2023<\/strong>. Tim Jordan, Bonza\u2019s CEO, had said on its first anniversary, \u201cIt really is a Bonzaversary to remember\u2019 since our inaugural flight on\u00a031 January 2023\u2032<\/strong>\u00a0Bonza has expanded to operate 38 routes to 21 destinations from three bases and\u2019 of these routes\u2019\u00a084%<\/strong>\u00a0are unique to Bonza\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have big plans for\u00a02024<\/strong>\u00a0and the Australian public will benefit. We predict we will save domestic travelers around an additional\u00a0$250 million next year<\/strong>. Competition in Australian skies is a fantastic thing for Australian travelers and more than 750,000 customers have already experienced the benefits of Bonza,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Bonza was forced to cease operations after lessor AIP Capital removed flight manuals from some of the airline\u2019s aircraft.<\/p>\n

Emirates continues its expansion in Asia with the launch of new routes, as well as an increase in weekly frequencies.<\/p>\n

What are the airline\u2019s current destinations in this market?<\/p>\n

Ahmedabad, Angeles City, Auckland, Baghdad, Bangalore, Bangkok, Basra, Beijing, Brisbane, Cebu, Chennai, Cochin, Colombo, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jakarta, Karachi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Male, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, Osaka, Perth, Peshawar, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sialkot, St. Petersburg, Sydney, Tehran, Tokyo (HND and NRT) and Trivandrum.<\/p>\n

We will review Emirates\u2019 new developments later in the report.<\/p>\n

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These are other highlights of the Asia\/Oceania market in May<\/h4>\n

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