Bonza is calling out for Aussies to help name the plane following the arrival of its first aircraft this week at Sunshine Coast Airport.
Australia’s only independent and low-cost airline says it wants to ‘nick your nickname’ and is calling out for Aussies to comment on the Fly Bonza social media pages with their nicknames. The best ones will be put to a vote by Bonza’s Local Legends – a group of local ambassadors in some of the 17 destinations the airline will fly to.
Comments have been flying in since the aircraft landed on Monday with suggestions including Sunny (short for Sunshine Coast), Purple Rippa, Bonza Bruce, Kimbo, Barbie, Sheila and Steve (in memory of Sunshine Coast legend Steve Irwin). Other popular suggestions include Mate, Kev, Bazza, Rocky (after one of the Bonza destinations Rockhampton), Beauty and Digger (after our Aussie Diggers).
After making the largest network announcement in Australia’s aviation history earlier this year, Monday’s arrival of the first aircraft supports Bonza's ongoing momentum with the regulatory process.
It is the first Boeing 737 MAX to be based in Australia and will be part of a fleet of brand new and fuel-efficient aircraft based initially on the Sunshine Coast and in Melbourne.
