Air Vanuatu returns to full AU/NZ operational status

Air Vanuatu returns to full AU/NZ operational status
Edited by Travel Weekly


    Air Vanuatu’s Boeing 737 aircraft is now fully returned to service, with the airline operating all regular international schedules since 30 September.

    All backlog of international travel has now been resolved, with guests returned via recovery schedules operated by Air Vanuatu and assistance from partner airlines including Solomon Airlines, as well as support from Nauru Airlines and Fiji Airways.

    Final mechanical work, which will be conducted overnight and is not expected to affect any flights, will take place later this month to fit the replacement APU unit, which has been sourced and will replace the loan part currently fitted.

    Air Vanuatu also confirms that scheduled work on their ATR aircraft, required by directives from the aircraft manufacturer, has been completed in advance of the anticipated timeline and the aircraft will be returned to service 5 October, allowing Air Vanuatu to return to regular schedules for domestic flights and flights to/from New Caledonia.

    Safety is of the utmost concern to the airline, and Air Vanuatu remains fully committed and compliant to all required safety standards.

    Air Vanuatu has remained in contact with all affected passengers directly via email and telephone and also with travel agents.

    The airline will continue to assist customers offering refunds for guests affected by cancellations.

    Travellers who booked via an agent are advised to contact their agents for a refund, while passengers who booked through Air Vanuatu should contact Air Vanuatu directly at customercare@airvanautu.vu to request a refund.

    The national carrier of Vanuatu, Air Vanuatu is a government owned enterprise with Air Vanuatu staff and the acting CEO working with the government on investment and infrastructure plans to improve services and expand the international fleet in due course.

    Latest News

    • Destinations
    • News

    APT Launches 2025 Asia Adventures

    APT has launched its Asia Adventures for 2025, including new luxury holidays in India, Sri Lanka and Japan. Five new tours lead guests to the highlights of India, including a seven-night cruise along the rarely travelled Lower Ganges aboard the Ganges Voyager. Further south, Sri Lanka’s greatest destinations are revealed on a new 15-day Land […]

    • Cruise
    • Luxury
    • News

    Seabourn announces Western Kimberley Traditional Owners as Godparents of Seabourn Pursuit

    Seabourn has named Western Kimberley Traditional Owners, the Wunambal Gaambera, as Godparents of the ultra-luxury purpose-built Seabourn Pursuit. It is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. Seabourn Pursuit embarks on its inaugural season in the Kimberley region this June. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s […]

    • Luxury

    Malolo Island Resort opens brand new Spa

    Fiji’s Malolo Island has added another string to its bow – opening its $1.3 million day spa on Thursday, 18th April 2024. (Lead Image: matriarch Rosie Whitton with spa staff) Located at the edge of the resort’s luscious patch of tropical rainforest, the new “Leilani’s Spa” adds another level of elevated experiences to Malolo’s already […]