Home for Christmas

 

Returning to Auckland from Tonga this afternoon was Air Chathams' ATR 72-500 ZK-MCO as CHATHAMS 432. The ATR has been operating 12 scheduled flights a week between Tongatapu and Vava'u for Lulutai Airlines after flying to Tonga on the 14th of December. 

Jackson Afu of Lulutai Airlines told Matangi Tonga that the aircraft carrying 72 passengers will help to ease the Christmas load. He said there was heavy demand for pre-Christmas bookings between Tongatapu and the outer island, and the charter will provide another 864 seats each way, per week. "We are filling the aircraft at the moment," he said.