A heavily pregnant woman is among Australians stranded in Vanuatu as the country’s national airline is liquidation;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;” class=”link yahoo-link”>placed into voluntary liquidation. On Thursday it emerged that all international flights scheduled on Air Vanuatu until Sunday had been cancelled, as the government “reviewed” the airline’s future.
In a statement to media, Air Vanuatu confirmed international firm Ernst and Young (EY) had been “appointed to assist the Vanuatu government” in operations moving forward. Merely hours after the announcement, on Friday morning Ernst and Young formally announced the embattled airline had been placed into voluntary liquidation, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded and staff in the lurch.
“Air Vanuatu is critical to the people of the Republic of Vanuatu and a strategically important business to the nation,” EY’s Morgan Kelly told media.
Air Vanuatu affected by disruption of tourism
“Our team is working closely with management to ensure continuity of service to customers and to ensure services continue as seamlessly as possible. The outlook for the airline is positive, despite pressures on the broader industry, and we will be focused on securing the future of this strategically vital national carrier.”
Air Vanuatu has been particularly…