AWP departs

 

Air Chathams' Douglas DC-3 ZK-AWP, Skyliner Kaitaia, departed Auckland at 6.45am for Kaitaia on the first leg of its ferry flight to Australia. It left Kaitaia for Norfolk Island at 8.30am

ZK-AWP was the last DC-3 in New Zealand operated on a scheduled air service. During the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Air Chathams operated the airliner on a Saturday Auckland-Whakatāne service and on a Sunday Whakatāne-Auckland return.

A photo essay of one these flights can be found here : https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2015/11/air-chathams-majestic-flyer.html