StarFlight’s Tasmanian EMS operations officially off the ground

On its first “Bonzaversary”, the low-cost carrier claimed it had saved passengers more than $125 million in its first year, based on the difference between its own average airfares and those of other airlines on routes where they compete.

The airline says it has flown more than 100,000 people to and from Rockhampton since its first flight to the city, which at the 2021 census had just under 80,000 residents, on 13 March last year. Bonza flies from Rockhampton to Townsville, Cairns, the …

In a text message exchange with Sydney radio station 2GB, as reported by The Australian, the Prime Minister’s office said he had never asked then-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce or anyone else at the airline for a free upgrade, following revelations he had accep…