While Tonga’s Civil Aviation Division (CAD) and investigators from Australia are still investigating the cause of the A3PUA aircraft accident, at Fua’amotu Domestic Airport a month ago, Lulutai Airlines, so far, has been unable to find a replacement aircraft to service high demand on the domestic inter-island routes during the holiday season.
Travellers to and from the outer islands are relying heavily on the inter-island ferries MV ‘Otuanga’ofa and MV Taka-i-Pomana this holiday season, to travel between Tongatapu, Vava'u, and Ha'apai, after a disruption to the domestic air services on 8 December, when the Lulutai Airlines Saab 340 aircraft was damaged while taxing after landing at Fua'amotu Airport.
The Lulutai Airline's Saab 340 aircraft slid off the taxi-way at the Fua'amotu Domestic Airport with a full load passengers, early this afternoon, hitting a low concrete wall, after it aborted landing at the Lupepau’u Airport in Vava’u. Early reports say there were no injuries, but passengers were screaming after a landing gear collapsed. One man was carried off the plane by
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Tonga Airports Limited REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Café Services at Airport Introduction: Tonga Airports Limited is inviting proposals from experienced and qualified firms for the operation of a café at the Fua’amotu Domestic Airport terminal. The café should provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for travellers to relax and refresh themselves before or after their flights.