Bonza suspends all flights  across Australia with the future of the budget airline now in doubt: 'They're not flying'

Australia's new budget airline Bonza has suddenly cancelled all of its flights amid talks about the future viability of the company. 

Chief executive Tim Jordan said all flights have been temporarily suspended and the airline may not be able to continue.

'Discussions are currently underway regarding the ongoing viability of the business,' Mr Jordan said on Tuesday.

'We apologise to our customers who are impacted by this and we're working as quickly as possible to determine a way forward that ensures there is ongoing competition in the Australian domestic aviation market.'

Staff were reportedly called into a meeting early this morning.

A Sunshine Coast man, whose wife works for the airline, told the ABC: 'She went to work this morning, as per usual, they just went in — there were two crews there — they were just basically told that Bonza has finished.'

'They've been told that they're not flying until further notice.'

The Sunshine-based company launched in January 2023 and originally flew 27 routes to 17 destinations.

Bonza pitched itself as a 'low-cost, ultra-Aussie airline' when it launched in Australia on January 31 last year. 

The airline began flights out of its hub on the Sunshine Coast after receiving the green light from the Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

The airline serviced regional airports - largely where major airlines do not fly - across NSW, Queensland and Victoria. 

Shadow Minister for Transport Bridget McKenzie has reportedly called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to save the budget airline. 

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