Grounded: Bonza set to join long list of failed Australian airlines

Australia’s aviation industry, dominated by the Qantas-Virgin duopoly, may have claimed another victim – but it’s far from the first to fall

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The future of Bonza is in limbo as the fledgling budget airline enters voluntary administration – a well-trodden path in Australian aviation.

While Tuesday’s developments may come as a blow to competition in an industry dominated by a duopoly, the abrupt cancellation of services and seizure of planes will trigger memories of a long history of fallen Australian carriers.