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Real Tonga, stylised as REALtonga, was an airline that operated domestic flights within the Pacific island-country of Tonga. It commenced operations in March 2013, becoming the twelfth airline to operate domestic flights in Tonga since air services began there.
This followed the demise of Real Tonga earlier that year, leaving Tonga without domestic air service. Real Tonga had struggled to be financially viable since its inception in 2013. COVID-19 exacerbated that situation, and $500,000 in damages from a bird strike incident in Vava'u in May 2020 involving the Saab 340 forced the airline to close.
The airport has limited direct service, currently through Fiji Airways. [2] Previously services had been provided by Chathams Pacific (until 2013) [3] and Real Tonga (until 2020). In 2020, Lulutai Airlines began service but paused service in January 2023 due to its damaged aircraft needing repairs. [4]
TONGA ROYAL: 1991: 2004: Real Tonga: R4: RLT: REAL TONGA: 2013: 2020: See also. List of airports in Tonga; References This page was last edited on 3 January 2025 ...
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Air Chathams' management decided not to compete with the new airline, Real Tonga, and ceased all Tongan operations. [9] With the Air New Zealand regional route cut backs, Air Chathams began serving the Auckland to Whakatāne route on 29 April 2015, [10] Auckland to Whanganui on 31 July 2016 [11] and Auckland to Kāpiti Coast from 20 August 2018 ...
A delegation from the government of Niue travelled to Tonga to try to persuade Royal Tongan to continue flying to Niue from Tonga past 28 October 2002; that date on which the flights were to cease, and Polynesian Airlines would begin jet service to Auckland. Royal Tongan told the Niuean government that it could no longer justify the service. [11]
Niuatoputapu Airport (IATA: NTT, ICAO: NFTP), also known as Mata'aho Airport, is an airport in Niuatoputapu, Tonga.The airfield is an unsealed coral strip. [2]Damage to the airport from the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused it to be temporarily closed following the disaster. [3]