Air Vanuatu said on Thursday it had cancelled international flights for the rest of the week, as the Pacific Island nation’s government considered placing its
national carrier into voluntary administration.
All of Air Vanuatu’s international flights between Thursday and Sunday are canceled, and all later flights are under review, the airline said in a statement.
“The Vanuatu Government is now considering placing Air Vanuatu … into voluntary administration,” and Ernst & Young has been appointed to advise the government, the statement said.
Air Vanuatu operates only four aircraft among the country’s islands – which rely heavily on tourism – and to Australia, New Zealand and other South Pacific islands.
The airline on Wednesday had said…
