Newsstand - Air Fiji shutters operations

News reports in Fiji quote the carrier's chairman, Wu Shengyue, as saying Air Fiji stopped operating because it needs "to avoid the risk of violation of laws for carrying business for an insolvent company."

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/05/04/325997/air-fiji-shutters-operations.html

It will be interesting to see what happens to Airlines Tonga now, with Air Fiji being a major shareholder.

This is the end of an era.

It will be interesting to see what happens to Airlines Tonga now, with Air Fiji being a major shareholder.

I should have checked: Airlines Tonga went out of business last August. Maybe this could be the perfect opportunity for an Asian or European airline to step into the Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian aviation market?

CS (Continental Micronesia) is adding GUM-Fiji-HNL service later this year, so at least there will be some options for the locals.