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The final chapter in Air Chathams' Metroliner history has been told in a Wellington court room. On the 19th of February 2024 a car load of drunken hoons smashed down a gate and destroyed runway lights at Tuuta airport on the Chathams. The group then drove up to the parked Metroliner and five people climbed on to its wings. The driver of the vehicle – a Toyota Hilux – decided to drive it under the wing while the others were on it but it was too tall and collided with the underside of the plane. In sentencing the offender the judge said $21,799.40 of damage was done to the airport and $70,000 damage to the plane. Apparently the aircraft was certified to be flown back to Wellington and on to Auckland, being its final two sectors in Air Chathams' service.
The full article can be found here : https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350343404/drunken-hoon-chathams-airport-causes-90k-damage
My history on ZK-CID can be found here : https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2024/06/and-now-zk-cid-goes.html
They certainly didn't win any friends out here after that little stunt. Annoyed a lot of people. Island justice can be harsh too.
ReplyDeleteHas one of the 'new' Saabs entered service -otherwise this would by my arithmetic leave them with only two in NZ. Possibly one of the ATRs is helping out??
ReplyDeleteCIT Has been doing adsb testing with a engine run up aswell, past couple weeks, and one of the freighter has been adsb testing to, I've heard that they might be putting the ATR on AA WU for acouple extra days while they are in the Islands
DeleteATRs still doing WAG on the Friday PM, Sat, Sun, and Monday AM flights. And ZK-CIT will start flying soon
DeleteGood to hear CIT will fly soon
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