News: Air Tahiti Nui to suspend flights from Tahiti

[Mercruiser]

News: Air Tahiti Nui to suspend flights from Tahiti

 

https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/1b7df4d3-bae6-4aec-828f-a441b3d095aa

 

If you read the whole article, it sounds like a complete shutdown of all scheduled flights by all carriers, including inter-island flights, for a month.

 

Wow!

 

RNZ - Radio New Zealand is a reputable news source for the South Pacific

[Mercruiser]

From the ATN web site:

 

https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/covid19-updates-march-20th-2020-0500-pm-pdt

"Effective from March 26th, through April 30, Air Tahiti Nui will undergo a temporary cessation of flights between Los Angeles and Tahiti. This estimated schedule reduction remains subject to change, depending on the evolution of the situation in French Polynesia and of course, worldwide."

[Mercruiser]

The last 2600 tourists leave FP, as ATN temporarily ceases operations for the month of April.

 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/412709/tahiti-tourist-exodus-continues-amid-flight-cancellations

[Mercruiser]

Air France has extended their FP shutdown another month, through the end of May.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/414318/air-france-hopes-for-tahiti-flights-again-in-june

 

ATN web site still shows them resuming FP flights on May 1. 

[Mercruiser]

ATN has updated their web site to indicate "Scheduled flight operations, subject to Government direction, are set to resume from June 1st."

[Mercruiser]

Air France has extended their FP shutdown by another month, through the end of June.

https://actu.fr/economie/pas-vol-air-france-avant-30-juin_33316471.html

 

ATN web site still shows them resuming FP flights on June 1. 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Mercruiser