Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Image credit: Michael Chambers, Gareth Ruhe Aviation Photography
Nauru Airlines is resuming its commercial passenger flight to Brisbane from Nauru with its new livery aircraft registered VH-INU, its first B737-700, on 19 March 2022. The flight departs from Nauru for Brisbane at 5.50 pm and is expected to touch down in Brisbane at 8.25 pm according to FlightRadar24 on Saturday (19 March).
VH-INU spots Nauru's national flag colours and the country's famous 12-pointed star representing the Nauruan tribes and people on its livery. Along the aircraft body, the waves symbolize the Pacific Ocean and reflect the airline's historic ability to connect the smaller countries of the Pacific with Australia and beyond. The new livery was unveiled in the Australian city of Townsville by Lionel Aingimea, the Nauruan President, on 9 March 2022.
The new livery will soon don the rest of Nauru Airlines' fleet as part of the airline's fleet renewal programme.
Nauru Airlines describes herself as The Airline of the Central Pacific. Formerly known as Air Nauru, it states that the airline purchased the B737-700 outright and took delivery of the aircraft in July 2021. However, induction, certification and registration procedures delayed the aircraft entry into the Nauru Airlines fleet, which comprises four Boeing B737-300 jets, two for passenger and two for cargo operations.
According to Simple Flying, VH-INU was secured by the Government of Nauru in a long-term $25 million loan from Taiwan's Export-Import Bank.
Nauru Airlines operates scheduled flights to Brisbane, Nadi, Tarawa and Apia from Nauru.
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