Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after the South Pacific state-owned carrier cancelled all international flights. Ernst & Young Australia’s Morgan Kelly, Justin Walsh and Andrew Hanson were appointed liquidators on Friday in a local equivalent of a U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
An Air Vanuatu plane makes an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, August 2, 2001, after suspected under carriage damage. Air Vanuatu announced on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the airline had cancelled international flights for four days and was considering bankruptcy protection for the South Pacific state-owned carrier. MELBOURNE, Australia — Air Vanuatu filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday a day after the South Pacific state-owned carrier cancelled all international flights.
Ernst & Young Australia’s Morgan Kelly, Justin Walsh and Andrew Hanson were appointed liquidators in a local equivalent of a U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the firm said in a statement.The airline cancelled more than 20 flights to and from the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, and the New Zealand city of Auckland for the rest of the week on Wednesday.EY said it would conduct safety and maintenance checks before the resumption of normal operations.
Affected travelers would be informed of this disruption and re-booked on flights as soon as operations resumed, the statement said.The Vanuatu Tourism Office apologized to travelers for the disruption.
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