Air NZ rules our Vanuatu flights until runway is fixed
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Air New Zealand has said it will not resume flights to Vanuatu until repairs to the runway at Port Vila airport have been carried out.
In a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu, Air New Zealand said it would “only consider resuming services once a permanent solution for the runway” has been found.
The airline ceased operating flights to Vanuatu in January 2016 due to the runway issues. And while interim repairs are underway, Air New Zealand said it does not believe that these measures are sufficient.
“We continue to monitor the situation in Port Vila,” said the airline’s general manager of flight operations, Stephen Hunt. “The decision to suspend services was not taken lightly, however, providing a safe and secure operation is paramount and non-negotiable.”
Air New Zealand added that it is hopeful that plans to permanently resolve the runway problems will “proceed without further delay”, allowing it to resume services to Port Vila later this year.
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