Air Vanuatu

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, with hubs at Brisbane Airport and Santo-Pekoa International Airport, Vanuatu. 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... more

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, with hubs at Brisbane Airport and Santo-Pekoa International Airport, Vanuatu. 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. Air Vanuatu operates 28 domestic routes throughout the country. Air Vanuatu operates six international routes to Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands . The Air Vanuatu fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 12 September 2009) : 19 December, 2008 - An Air Vanuatu Britten-Norman Islander aircraft (Flight NF 261) with nine... less