Source: foreignaffairs.co.nz --- Saturday, January 30, 2016
MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz – Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz From Vanuatu Daily Post By Jane Joshua and Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila Virgin Australia, has temporarily suspended its flights to Vanuatu over runway safety concerns at Port Vila’s Bauerfield Airport. Sources informed the Daily Post that there was “no response” from control tower at Bauerfield when a Virgin Airlines flight bound for Australia left the airport on Monday. In other developments in the airport safety row , the National Bank of Vanuatu has revealed it is “happy to work” with the Vanuatu government to fund the immediate runway upgrade needs up to the value of US$1 million. Virgin offers three weekly flights between Brisbane and Port Vila, but the Sydney Morning Herald reported: “The carrier said after a further review of the runway on Wednesday, it had decided it would only operate one last return service between Brisbane and Port Vila on Saturday to return customers to their port of origin.” Port Vila’s Bauerfield Airport … three airlines have now temporariky suspended flights. Image: Vanuatu Daily Post Previously Air New Zealand had suspended its flights to Port Vila and Qantas suspended its code-sharing arrangement with Air Vanuatu over similar concerns. These concerns may soon be eased as the National Bank of Vanuatu (NBV) has considered assisting the Vanuatu government. Bank offer Speaking exclusively with the Daily Post , an executive member of ...
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