Test flight to 'Eua today [1]
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 17:32. Updated on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 16:38.
Airlines Tonga Air Fiji carried out today their first test flight to the outer island of 'Eua, confirmed Sitafooti 'Aho the Manager of Teta Tours of Tonga.
Sitafooti said that if the test flight of the Harbin Y12 went smoothly and everything was cleared up by the Ministry of Civil Aviation this week they would begin their commercial flights to ...Eua next week by flying twice a day.
Since Airlines Tonga Air Fiji took up the commercial air services to the two Niuas on December 29, 2005 after being granted their license as the second domestic air operator on December 9, it has been servicing the islands of Vava'u and Ha'apai daily Monday-Friday and twice weekly to Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou.
Sitafooti said that the company would also be bringing in a second Harbin Y12 aircraft similar to the existing aircraft used now to help with their domestic operation.
Airlines Tonga Air Fiji is also planning to bring into their fleet a bigger aircraft, a Dash 8, later.