Air Vanuatu is an airline based in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila.[1]
[edit] History
The airline was originally formed as New Hebrides Airways and changed its name in 1981 to Air Vanuatu, after independence from the UK and France in 1980. It has been fully owned by the Government of Vanuatu since December 1987. In September 2004, Air Vanuatu merged with Vanuatu's government-owned domestic carrier, Vanair.[1]
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Domestic
Air Vanuatu operates 28 domestic routes throughout the country.[2]
[edit] International
Air Vanuatu Boeing 737 waits at Bauerfield International Airport , Port Vila. This aircraft has since left the fleet
Air Vanuatu operates six international routes to Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands .[3]
[edit] Codeshare
As of November 2009 the Air Vanuatu fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5][6]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
19 December, 2008 - An Air Vanuatu Britten-Norman Islander aircraft (Flight NF 261) with nine passengers crashed into a mountain near Olpoi Airport on the western side of the island of Espiritu Santo, killing the pilot and seriously injuring some passengers. The plane had been heading to Santo-Pekoa International Airport. The mountainous region where the plane crashed was shrouded in thick fog at the time.[7][8][9]
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