Air Vanuatu adds new route to Espiritu Santo and Brisbane, increases Sydney and Auckland capacity

Air Vanuatu launched (20-Jun-2018) three times weekly Espiritu Santo-Port Vila-Brisbane service. The service will operate on a seasonal basis will operate during peak seasons until Jan-2020. The route will be operated with a Boeing 737 leased from Nauru Airlines. Air Vanuatu CEO Joseph Laloyer said the launch of the new route also allows the carrier to use its own 737 to increase services to Sydney to daily frequency and four times weekly to Auckland. The airline "expect[s] the additional capacity to make a significant boost to tourism in Vanuatu" said Mr Laloyer. [more - original PR]