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| Founded | December 2005 |
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Commenced operations | 2006[1] |
Ceased operations | August 23, 2008 |
Operating bases | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| Fleet size | See Fleet below |
| Destinations | See Destinations below |
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| Website | airlinestonga.com |
Airlines Tonga was an airline based in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It operated services within Tonga and flights are operated on its behalf by Air Fiji.[2]
History
[edit]The airline started operations in December 2005 as a joint venture partnership between Air Fiji (49%) and Tongan travel agency Teta Tours (51%).[2] Airlines Tonga became the second domestic airline of Tonga after Peau Vavaʻu.[3]
On August 23, 2008, Airlines Tonga ceased all activity indefinitely, citing its inability to meet rising fuel costs.[4]
Destinations
[edit]Airlines Tonga operated services from Tongatapu to the following destinations:[5]
Fleet
[edit]The airline operated the following aircraft:[5]
- 2x Harbin Y-12 Mark II twin engine turboprop aircraft[6]
- Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante twin engine turboprop aircraft
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Airlines Tonga.
- ↑ Pacific Magazine. PacificBasin Communications. 2006.
- 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 70.
- ↑ "Air Fiji to fly Tonga's domestic service - report". RNZ. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Airline Tonga suspends operations". RNZ. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- 1 2 "Airlines Tonga". Air Fiji. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007.
- ↑ Crocombe, R. G. (2007). Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 978-982-02-0388-4.
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