Airline Tonga service suspended [1]
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 21:03. Updated on Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 16:09.
Airline Tonga, one of the two airlines operating Tonga's domestic air service is facing financial problems, according to the Minister for Transport, Hon. Paul Karalus.
He said that an urgent meeting was scheduled on August 29 but no one from Airline Tonga attended and they could not find anyone from Airline Tonga to elaborate on what was happening with the airline.
The Minister said that another meeting has been scheduled for this week.
Airline Tonga suspended its domestic air service on Saturday, August 23.
Meanwhile, Chatham Pacific has put on additional services to the outer islands to cater for Airline Tonga passengers who were affected by this sudden suspension.