Airports Vanuatu Ltd (AVL) wishes to welcome back direct international services to Santo Airport from Brisbane, provided by Air Vanuatu. Today marks the reinstatement of direct international services.
The key to the sustainability of Santo’s international service is growth.
AVL is pleased to say “Welkam Back” to Brisbane services at Santo Airport.
Jason Rakau, CEO of AVL said, “Today is a significant step forward in our journey to sustainable direct international services to and from Santo. I congratulate everyone here who has played a part in this launch, from Hon. Minister Matia Seremaiah, who has been the driving force, to the mamas working group who are here today, contributing to the success of this event. Long has it been said “Tourism hemi bisnis blo yumi evriwan” [translation: Tourism is everyone’s business]. We need to carry that passion in our hearts, to ensure today is the start of a long-term, sustainable direct international service for Santo. Having this flight in place enables the upcoming Santo Airport Master Plan to take a progressive view on the future of international service facilities at our airports”.
In making the future of direct international flights at Santo sustainable, Mr. Rakau reflected that economies of scale hold the key to success. He commented, “Once a week is wonderful, it’s a fantastic start, but it’s simply not enough. To make this service work, we need frequency. We need to target two and then three services a week. We need to work collaboratively, under the leadership of the Air Transportation and Tourism Taskforce (AT3). I call on everyone here today to get involved and do their part to make sure direct international air services to and from Santo are here to stay.
On behalf of the Santo Airport Community, I say Welkam Back to our direct international service. We look forward to it growing and succeeding in to future”.
