Tonga Airways still intent on getting service off the ground Featured
20 December, 2016. The board of Tonga Airways says it is still intent on getting its services off the ground despite having to cancel the launch of its domestic flights, via a Fiji Airways charter, on Monday.
Tonga Airways is a partly Tongan, partly foreign owned venture which aims to provide a second air service for Tonga and said it aims to provide cheaper airfares than the existing operator Real Tonga.
Its board chairperson, former cabinet minister Samiu Vaipulu, said it was disappointing that the Aviation Minister Semisi Sika chose not to grant approval for Tonga Airways to start its domestic service using chartered Fiji Airways aircraft.
But he said they intended to continue pressing for the approval to launch the service.
"Enjoy Christmas and then we will look at it opening of New Year. The main thing we are trying to do is to help the people that is all we want, help the people fly cheaper and also provide a reliable safe means of transportation," said Samiu Vaipulu.
Mr Vaipulu said Tonga Airways was separately also pressing ahead with its application for its own Air Operators Certificate which would allow it to fly its own planes.
Earlier this year Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways increased their international services to Tonga prompting a call from Tonga Tourism for improved domestic services to cope with the higher international passenger capacity.
-RNZI
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Koe pole faingata'a oku vivili kiai 'ae kautaha ni, Poasi !. Uluaki koe fa'ahinga industry/ Air Lines 'oku 'ikai ke viable ke fu'u tokolahi hono ohofi he 'oku 'iai hono ng pole Lahi.....pea 'oku fe'unga pe 'ae real tonga he taimi ni, he koe kautaha Tonga ataataaa pe ma'ae Tonga.....pea 'oku lava lelei pea 'oku toe amo atu 'enau Faifatongia.......Kapau 'e Lava 'e he Tonga Airways 'o declare in Public, 'ae kau Share holders, mahalo koe kau Siaina Kotoa 'ae kau Tama ni.
Tau tokanga 'o langa 'a e TO Vanila, Kava Tonga moe ngaue Fkmea'aa 'ae Finematu'a kae umaaa 'ae Toutai. pea mauiui ai 'ae Langa fkikonamika ???.
Ai mo ke ma he ngututamu lea kihe Puleanga, moe kakai kehe, he 'oku 'ikai ke nau kau mai he'etau usuusu 'oku fai !!
Ka maha pe ho'o aikona kihe subject matter 'oku tau pakipaki ai pea ke tangutu pe 'o sio mei he tapa'i laini he teke tufi ai pe ha'o veve kihe recycles. -
oua e fiu... mo ngauengaue a samiu vaipulu ia ke fai ha ngaue ke tokoni kihe kakai oe fonua ikai hange ko hoomou kau pangi moe kelea moe paati ko hoo mou mea pe oku fai koe ngutulau moe loi o fakatau ehe kau moui tatau pe mo koe 'aa he loi mohe he loi maamava he loi tangutu he loi moeha pe haa mou ngaue oku fai oku fai kotoa aki pe loi.
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Koe lao 'o e pisinisi ko'ene tokolahi ange kau ki he fe'auhi koe lelei ai pe ia ki he kakai e fonua. Mahalo koe tupu moe mole koe pole ia kiha kautaha vakapuna fo'ou 'oku fie kau ki he fe'auhi kae 'oua tetau teke ke mama'o 'a e ngaahi faingamalie 'e kau lelei ki he fonua moe kakai. Poupou atu ki he feinga 'oku fai..Talamonu atu ki he ta'u fo'ou...
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Masi'i Pose! Kapau naa ke muimui he ng feinga fokotu'u kautaha vaka puna ae tama ni,
Na'e kamata hala pe ia mei he kamata anga. Pea e kei hala pe ia.........pea oku feunga pe ae air line fo'ou oku ke fokotu'u mai ke ui aki ae air line ho'o mou motu'a. -
fakamalo atu samiu e ngaue pea ofa mai oua toe holomui fai ha mea ki he fefolau'aki he kuo huhu ta'efakaongonoa e kakai ehe real tonga. mahalo ko e air niumotu'u ena ia oua e fiu
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Malie mu'a 'ae Feinga 'ae Kautaha ko'eni ke Puna Fklotofonua 'I Tonga ?
Koe fehu'i pe koe Kautaha Tatau pe 'eni na'e tali 'enau Lesisita he Taimi na'e care taker fktaimi ai 'ae Puleanga 'o Tu'ivakano he teuteu 'oe Fili Falealea 2014 ?...
Ha toki feinga fuoloa hono pupuhi ke lava 'enau kole ? Mahalo 'oku 'iai pe hano 'uhinga lelei 'oku tuai ai hono process 'enau kole ?? -
Fakamalo atu Samiu Vaipulu ho'o kei lotolahi ke fakahoko a e fatongia koeni, ko e feinga fuoloa 'a'au mo e kau ngaue neongo 'a e fakafe'atungia'i kehekehe 'oku mou fou ai. Tuku keu 'oatu e ki'i talanoa hono manuki'i o Noa 'e he kakai he ngaohi hono fu'u vaka he fonua momoa ke ma'anu fefee ki tahi. 'Oku pehee hono manukia 'o kimoutolu. Pea 'oku ou faka'amu na'a mou tu'u fakataha mo Tevita Palu ke langa e fefolau'aki hotau fonua, ka neu fanongo he ongoongo si'ono manukia kimoutolu ia 'e Tevita Palu mo e ngaahi felafoaki keheke. 'Ofa atu pea 'oua 'e holomui, he na'e tuki pe 'a Noa pea fakahaofi ia mo hono famili. Temou pehee pe mo homou kaungaue, oua e holomui.