Bonza enters voluntary administration after abruptly cancelling all flights across Australia

Budget airline Bonza, which services regional centres including Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton and Gladstone, cancelled all flights on Tuesday. Photograph: Peter Wallace

The low-cost airline Bonza entered voluntary administration on Tuesday, after abruptly cancelling all of its flights after the repossession of its entire fleet that caught its CEO by surprise.

Passengers were left stranded at a handful of airports when Bonza “temporarily suspended” all services on Tuesday with no notice, as the airline’s owners considered the viability of the business’ future.