Aviation

Air Vanuatu entered liquidation on 9 May 2024 and Morgan Kelly, Andrew Hanson and Justin Walsh of EY have been appointed as Joint and Several Liquidators of the Company.

 All flights have been grounded with immediate effect.

Customers

If you are due to fly with Air Vanuatu, please DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT unless you have arranged an alternative flight with another airline. Please note that Air Vanuatu is unfortunately not able to arrange alternative flights for passengers at this stage.

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